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''Crossroad'' ( | [[File:Crossroad_cover1.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Original cover art for ''Crossroad'']] | ||
''Crossroad'' ([https://isbnsearch.org/isbn/9781643852805 ISBN: 9781643852805]) is the first book-length story in the [[:category:Melisende Dulac Series| Melisende Dulac Series]]. | |||
==Publication and Reception== | ==Publication and Reception== | ||
''Crossroad'' | ''Crossroad'' was published by [http://www.crookedlanebooks.com Crooked Lane Books] in December 2019. | ||
In a pre-release review, ''Kirkus Reviews'' said, "A richly drawn background contextualizes the mystery’s melancholy, with bursts of humor emerging like sun through clouds."<ref>https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/wh-cameron/crossroad-cameron/</ref> And ''Publishers Weekly'' said, "This pulse-pounding tale begs to be read in one sitting."<ref>https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-64385-280-5</ref> | |||
''Crossroad'' was released on audiobook on February 7, 2022 by [https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/556101782/Crossroad Scribd], narrated by [https://www.eleanorcaudill.com/audiobook-narration Eleanor Caudill]. | |||
==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
Though the first book in the Melisende Dulac series, ''Crossroad'' is the second story. It is preceded by [[Hey Nineteen]], a short story taking place about eight months earlier. It is followed by the novella, "[[Waldo's Gold]]." | |||
* [[Melisende Dulac Chronology]] | |||
The events of ''Crossroad'' take place between 11 July 2017 and 18 July 2017, with the Epilogue occurring on 24 July 2017. | |||
==Jacket Copy== | ==Jacket Copy== | ||
On a desolate road in the Oregon high desert, an apprentice mortician stumbles upon a horrific car crash–and into a vortex of treachery, long-buried secrets, and growing menace. | |||
Melisende Dulac is a fish out of water after relocating from the East Coast to a small community in the Oregon high desert. But just as she’s beginning to think of Barlow County as home, her life takes an ominous turn when she comes upon a grisly multiple car wreck and three shattered bodies on an isolated road outside of town. Near the scene, Melisende trips over a fourth body, that of a newborn girl lying a physics-defying distance from the wreckage. There is no one to claim the infant, nor a clear indication she was even part of the accident. | |||
The crash offers plenty of opportunities for an apprentice mortician–but when the victims’ bodies are stolen from her family’s mortuary, Melisende is branded suspect number one. Then, Portland lawyer Kendrick Pride arrives on the scene on behalf of one of the victim’s families–or so he says–and Melisende begins to see that there’s much more to this enigmatic figure than meets the eye. | |||
As the shadows gather and the mystery deepens, Melisende must race to find the truth–or be swallowed by the darkness. | |||
==Plot== | |||
{{#spoiler: | |||
<p>One July midnight [[Melisende Dulac]], apprentice mortician, is called out to pick up a woman who died at an area nursing home. On the way, she comes upon a horrific car crash at a remote crossroad. At least three are dead and a fourth may not survive the night. But nearby, Melisende trips over a surprising survivor, an uninjured newborn girl lying a physics-defying distance from the wreckage. There is no one to claim the infant, nor even a clear indication she was part of the crash.</p> | |||
<p>The baby is mystery enough, but when the crash victims' bodies are stolen from her family's mortuary, Melisende is quickly branded the best (and only) suspect in the theft. The only way to save herself is to figure out what really happened at the crossroad and how the catastrophe is linked to the unsavory past of the high desert community she's only just begun to think of as home.</p> | |||
}} | |||
==Major Characters== | ==Major Characters== | ||
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* [[Elodie Bouton]] | * [[Elodie Bouton]] | ||
* [[Barb Ellingson]] | * [[Barb Ellingson]] | ||
* [[Jeremy Chapman]] | * Deputy Sheriff [[Jeremy Chapman]] | ||
* [[Carrie Dell]] | |||
* [[Kendrick Pride]] | * [[Kendrick Pride]] | ||
* [[Paulette Soucie]] | * [[Paulette Soucie]] | ||
* [[Landry | * [[Landry MacElroy]] | ||
* Sheriff [[Hayward Turnbull]] | * Sheriff [[Hayward Turnbull]] | ||
* Chief Deputy [[Omar Duniway]] | * Chief Deputy [[Omar Duniway]] | ||
* [[Quince Kinsrow]] | * [[Quince Kinsrow]] | ||
* [[ | * Doctor [[Aaron Varney]] | ||
{{#spoiler:<ul> <li>[[Helene Bouton]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Paxton Berber]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Xavier Meyer]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Lydia Koenig]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Shelby Pride]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Molly Claire Maguire]]</li></ul>}} | |||
==Points of Interest== | |||
* [[Bouton Funerary Service]] | |||
** [[Old Mortuary]] | |||
** [[New Mortuary]] | |||
* [[Crestview]] | |||
* [[Cuppa Jo]] | |||
* [[Shatter Hill]] | |||
* [[Whistle Pig]] | |||
{{#spoiler:<ul><li>[[Hensley School]]</li><li>[[Hensley Asylum for Infirm Ladies and Needful Girls]]</li></ul>}} | |||
==Items of Interest== | |||
* [[The Stiff]] | |||
{{#spoiler:<ul><li>[[Pride Locket]]</li></ul>}} | |||
==References== | |||
<references/> | |||
[[Category:Books]] | [[Category:Books]] | ||
[[Category:Melisende Dulac Series]] | [[Category:Melisende Dulac Series]] | ||
[[Category:Published Works]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:33, 10 May 2024
Crossroad (ISBN: 9781643852805) is the first book-length story in the Melisende Dulac Series.
Publication and Reception
Crossroad was published by Crooked Lane Books in December 2019.
In a pre-release review, Kirkus Reviews said, "A richly drawn background contextualizes the mystery’s melancholy, with bursts of humor emerging like sun through clouds."[1] And Publishers Weekly said, "This pulse-pounding tale begs to be read in one sitting."[2]
Crossroad was released on audiobook on February 7, 2022 by Scribd, narrated by Eleanor Caudill.
General Information
Though the first book in the Melisende Dulac series, Crossroad is the second story. It is preceded by Hey Nineteen, a short story taking place about eight months earlier. It is followed by the novella, "Waldo's Gold."
The events of Crossroad take place between 11 July 2017 and 18 July 2017, with the Epilogue occurring on 24 July 2017.
Jacket Copy
On a desolate road in the Oregon high desert, an apprentice mortician stumbles upon a horrific car crash–and into a vortex of treachery, long-buried secrets, and growing menace.
Melisende Dulac is a fish out of water after relocating from the East Coast to a small community in the Oregon high desert. But just as she’s beginning to think of Barlow County as home, her life takes an ominous turn when she comes upon a grisly multiple car wreck and three shattered bodies on an isolated road outside of town. Near the scene, Melisende trips over a fourth body, that of a newborn girl lying a physics-defying distance from the wreckage. There is no one to claim the infant, nor a clear indication she was even part of the accident.
The crash offers plenty of opportunities for an apprentice mortician–but when the victims’ bodies are stolen from her family’s mortuary, Melisende is branded suspect number one. Then, Portland lawyer Kendrick Pride arrives on the scene on behalf of one of the victim’s families–or so he says–and Melisende begins to see that there’s much more to this enigmatic figure than meets the eye.
As the shadows gather and the mystery deepens, Melisende must race to find the truth–or be swallowed by the darkness.
Plot
Major Characters
- Melisende Dulac
- Rémy Bouton
- Elodie Bouton
- Barb Ellingson
- Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Chapman
- Carrie Dell
- Kendrick Pride
- Paulette Soucie
- Landry MacElroy
- Sheriff Hayward Turnbull
- Chief Deputy Omar Duniway
- Quince Kinsrow
- Doctor Aaron Varney