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2010

Format:	Book
Author:	Sale, Medora.
Title:	The spider bites / Medora Sale.
Publisher, Date:	Victoria, British Columbia ; Custer, Washington : Raven Books, [2010] ©2010
Description:	131 pages ; 19 cm.
Summary:	When detective Rick Montoya returns to the city to try to clear his name after being accused of taking a bribe, he discovers someone is living in his apartment. Before he can find out who it is, the apartment house goes up in flames. Rick watches covertly as the police remove two bodies. Was the firebombing meant for him? Who exactly was killed in the fire? And why? What was his landlady Cheryl doing at home in the middle of the afternoon? And why is her daughter Susanna acting strangely? Then his estranged wife arrives at the scene of the fire. The questions mount up, along with the suspects.
Series:	Rapid reads Rapid reads.
Subjects:	Police -- Fiction. Corruption investigation -- Fiction. Arson investigation -- Fiction. First person narrative -- Fiction. High interest-low vocabulary books.
ISBN:	9781554692828 1554692822
Other Number:	480912339
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The long walk gave me time to think. It looked like I was through as a cop. Suspended from the force. Under investigation for corruption. Even if I got off on that charge, the slime would stick to me. Excerpted from The Spider Bites by Medora Sale All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

Fiction/Biography Profile

Characters
	Rick Montoya (Male), Police officer, Suspended; under investigation for corruption
Genre
	Mystery
	Fiction
Topics
	Mysteries
	Corruption
	Police corruption
	Grief
	Police
Time Period
	2000s -- 21st Century

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When detective Rick Montoya returns to the city to try to clear his name after being accused of taking a bribe, he discovers someone is living in his apartment. Before he can find out who it is, the apartment house goes up in flames. Rick watches covertly as the police remove two bodies. Was the firebombing meant for him? Who exactly was killed in the fire? And why? What was his landlady Cheryl doing at home in the middle of the afternoon? And why is her daughter Susanna acting strangely? Then his estranged wife arrives at the scene of the fire. The questions mount up, along with the suspects.

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