num_pages: 275
description: This first novel in Maron's Imperfect series, which won the Edgar Award for best mystery novel in 1993, introduces heroine Deborah Knott, an attorney and the daughter of an infamous North Carolina bootlegger. Known for her knowledge of the region's past and popular with the locals, Deb is asked by 18-year-old Gayle Whitehead to investigate the unsolved murder of her mother Janie, who died when Gayle was an infant. While visiting the owner of the property where Janie's body was found, Deb learns of Janie's more-than-promiscuous past. Piecing together lost clues and buried secrets Deb is introduced to Janie's darker side, but it's not until another murder occurs that she uncovers the truth.
language: English
title: Bootlegger's Daughter
titlecomplete: Bootlegger's Daughter (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #1)
characters: Dwight Bryant, Kezzie Knott, Deborah Knott
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, Southern, Crime, Mystery Thriller, Cozy Mystery, Adult, Audiobook
ratings_count: 7268
places: North Carolina
series: Deborah Knott Mysteries
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Macavity Award
category: Best Mystery Novel, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Dilys Award, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Agatha Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Thorndike Press