Murders at Moon Dance

Alfred Bertram Guthrie, Jr., A. B. Guthrie Jr. Bison Books, $13.95 (279pp) ISBN 978-0-8032-7039-8

Guthrie pioneered the cross-genre mystery with this 1943 whodunit set among cowboys. (June) Also in June, Nebraska will republish Guthrie's autobiography, The Blue Hen's Chick ($11.95 *

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