| Author: | Kenneth Tucker | ISBN: | 9781467829502 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse | Publication: | July 30, 2007 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kenneth Tucker |
| ISBN: | 9781467829502 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse |
| Publication: | July 30, 2007 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse |
| Language: | English |
In 1913, several brutal murders occurred in the small town of Canton, Kentucky.Quentin Spade, the scion of a wealthy familyintellectual, respected. artistic, reserved,was accused of being a psychotic killerbut was he?In the early Twenty-First Century, Tiffany Gray, a college student, becomes obsessed with the century old murders and attempts to discover what really happened.The Fall of the House of Spade is a fast-paced novel which moves back and forth from past to present.It presents a story of greed, hatred, political treachery, vengeance, violence, and love, set against the decline of Canton as a center of riverboat trade and wealth.
"Kenneth Tucker has woven a haunting story whose characters linger beyond a final page of history or text."
Katherine C. Kurk, Kentucky Philological Review
"Tucker tells a fascinating story of these evil doers... It's an interesting part of our history..."
Jesse Stuart Foundation.
"Tucker effectively uses dialogue and and clear, graphic details to bring to light a sad chapter in Kentucky's history."
Steve FlairtyKentucky Monthly
In 1913, several brutal murders occurred in the small town of Canton, Kentucky.Quentin Spade, the scion of a wealthy familyintellectual, respected. artistic, reserved,was accused of being a psychotic killerbut was he?In the early Twenty-First Century, Tiffany Gray, a college student, becomes obsessed with the century old murders and attempts to discover what really happened.The Fall of the House of Spade is a fast-paced novel which moves back and forth from past to present.It presents a story of greed, hatred, political treachery, vengeance, violence, and love, set against the decline of Canton as a center of riverboat trade and wealth.
"Kenneth Tucker has woven a haunting story whose characters linger beyond a final page of history or text."
Katherine C. Kurk, Kentucky Philological Review
"Tucker tells a fascinating story of these evil doers... It's an interesting part of our history..."
Jesse Stuart Foundation.
"Tucker effectively uses dialogue and and clear, graphic details to bring to light a sad chapter in Kentucky's history."
Steve FlairtyKentucky Monthly
