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Jo Dereske

    This author draws inspiration from a rural Michigan upbringing and a Lithuanian heritage that unexpectedly permeates her work. Her writing often explores complex characters grappling with a desire for black-and-white clarity in a nuanced world, frequently set within the context of libraries, which she values as vital public spaces. Her fascination with forgery, stemming from childhood escapades, also fuels a distinct series, alongside contributions to young adult literature.

    Miss Zukas and the Raven's Dance
    • 1996

      Miss Zukas and the Raven's Dance

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading
      3.9(378)Add rating

      A most unusual death has landed Helma Zukas right in the middle of another murder scene. Stanley Plummer had been cataloguing a collection of Native American books for Bellehaven's new Cultural Center when his body was found in the Center's ladies room - stabbed through the heart, and clutching a Barbie doll. Miss Zukas is asked by the library to finish the cataloging. Now she's been asked by the victim - in a letter dated the day he died - to get to the bottom of the mystery.

      Miss Zukas and the Raven's Dance