A Killing in Zion: A Mystery (An Art Oveson Mystery, 2) - Hardcover

“Hunt's excellent second mystery featuring Art Oveson lives up to the promise of his Hillerman Prize-winning debut, City of Saints (2012) ... Readers will cheer a hero who is not only a fine policeman but also a family man with a strong moral compass.” ―Publishers Weekly (starred review) on A Killing in Zion

"History and mystery are well combined here." ―San Jose Mercury News

"Some authors excel at crafting compelling historical fiction, others at building, brick-by-brick, gripping mystery/police procedural plots. Andrew Hunt is crackerjack at both." ―BookBrowse

“This engrossing historical debut is set in 1930 Salt Lake City and based on a true case. . . . The procedural steadily builds up steam and explodes in all the right places.” ―Library Journal (starred review) on City of Saints

“Mixing in a terrifically paced plot and a memorable policeman hero . . .City of Saints is full of juicy twists that go deep into Mormon doctrine and travel as far as Hollywood.” ―National Post (Canada) on City of Saints

“Terrific . . . Set in Salt Lake City in 1930 and based on the real-life murder of a wealthy socialite and aspiring Hollywood actress, the novel reveals a world of political pandering and murderous machinations that we usually associate with Chicago from this period.” ―Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee) on City of Saints

“Hunt's first-person narrative in this gritty mystery is spot-on and conjures up a disturbing portrait of Salt Lake City's criminal underbelly in the midst of the Great Depression.” ―Deseret News on City of Saints

“Hunt's triumphant mystery debut introduces Salt Lake County deputy Art Oveson, a loving family man and committed Mormon. . . . This hard-edged whodunit with echoes of James Ellroy warrants a sequel.” ―Publishers Weekly (starred review) on City of Saints