ines ▁an ▁eer ie ▁night ▁in ▁a ▁desert ed ▁house ▁with ▁the ▁re collection ▁of ▁a ▁te en age ▁sexual ▁encounter ▁on ▁a ▁train , ▁in ▁a ▁story ▁that ▁expl ores ▁the ▁l ure ▁of ▁violence . ▁The ▁mystery ▁rep els ▁and ▁ha un ts ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : American ▁crime ▁writers ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : W rit ers ▁from ▁Den ver ▁Category : 1 9 4 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L aw rence ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : St urm ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁al umn i ▁Category : Ed gar ▁Award ▁w inners ▁Category : L aw y ers ▁from ▁Den ver <0x0A> </s> ▁Al ma ▁▁ ▁is ▁an ▁un in cor por ated ▁rural ▁community ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁province ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁located ▁in ▁ ▁P ict ou ▁County . ▁It ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Al ma ▁which ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁during ▁the ▁Crime an ▁War . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁on ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁Tr unk ▁ 4 ▁ ▁which ▁was ▁formerly ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Trans - Can ada ▁Highway ▁until ▁being ▁by pass ed ▁by ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁Highway ▁ 1 0 4 ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Al ma ▁on ▁Dest ination ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁ ▁Category : Comm un ities ▁in ▁P ict ou ▁County , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia <0x0A> </s> ▁Jam ile h ▁( , ▁also ▁Roman ized ▁as ▁Jam ī