title: The Law of the Dead
author:  Tess Collins 
description: "Tess Collins writes of Appalachia with an intensity that reminds me of Sharyn McCrumb's Ballad series. . . . With her nimble plotting and modern sensibilities, she's another authentic voice for the region."<br />--MARGARET MARON<br /><br />"Tess Collins captures the atmosphere of Appalachia and the essence of its hill people with a tenderness, vividness, and accuracy that is positively brilliant."<br />--amazon.com
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  _Maloney’s Law_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Maloney’s Law_
  
  
  Anne Brooke
  
  
  P.D. Publishing, Inc.
  
  
  Clayton, North Carolina
  
  
  Copyright © 2008 by Anne Brooke All rights reserved. No part of this
  publication may be reproduced, transmitted in any form or by any means,
  electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information
  storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the
  publisher. The characters herein are fictional and any resemblance to a real
  person, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
  
  
  ISBN-13: 978-1-933720-48-7
  
  
  ISBN-10: 1-933720-48-4
  
  
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  Cover design by Tracey Davis
  
  
  Edited by: Verda Foster/Medora MacDougall Published by:
  
  
  P.D. Publishing, Inc.
  
  
  P.O. Box 70
  
  
  Clayton, NC 27528
  
  
  http://www.pdpublishing.com
  
  
  Acknowledgements
  
  
  I’d like to thank all at PD Publishing and Guilford Writers Group for their
  help and support with this novel. Additional thank yous to The Literary
  Consultancy, Clifford Thurlow, Verda Foster, Me