Snow on the Roses (A Garth Ryland Mystery)

By John R. Riggs

The editor of the Oakalla Reporter, Garth Ryland investigates the seemingly natural death of his mentor and friend Doc Airhart, when Doc's niece becomes suspicious and a chapter of his memoirs,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569800723
• ISBN13: 9781569800720
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Barricade Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Wisconsin Mystery

I started reading this book because I was planning on visiting Wisconsin. When doing a search at the library this book of fiction came up. I enjoy reading mysteries, so I thought I would give it a try. The book was very good. I enjoyed the author's writing style, and plan on reading other mysteries by the same author. My only complaint was that there were many characters in this story and it was hard to remember them all. Give it a try this book if you like mysteries and are planning on visiting Wisconsin or like stories about small town America.

Another Winner for John R. Riggs

Snow on the Roses continues the fine underrated series about Garth Ryland, publisher and editor of the Oakalla Wisconsin newspaper. As in most books in this series, there are surprises that happen with major characters which make it advisable for readers to read the books in the order of publication to really follow the developments. In this book, one of Ryland's old friends is found dead in his bed, Garth's latest romance hits a snag, and a little more of Garth's background is revealed. This series reminds me of James Lee Burke's more heralded novels although the setting is small town Wisconsin rather than bayou Louisiana. Snow on the Roses is a fine addition to the series.