Turtle Moon (1992) Alice Hoffman (Author)
Award Winner
Someone tries to kidnap a baby and ends up killing its mother. The baby is still missing even after the kidnapper turns up dead. Then a twelve-year-old boy also turns up missing. Police officer Julian Cash and the boy's mother, Lucy Rosen, work together to find the missing children. First crime novel.
MAIN CHARACTERS :
Lucy Rosen, Single Parent, Julian Cash, Police Officer
GENRE :
Mystery fiction
SUB GENRE :
Psychological Suspense
SETTING(S) :
Atlantic States, East, Florida, Gulf States, North America, South, South Atlantic States, Southeast, United States, Verity
SUBJECT :
Mystery fiction, Detective fiction
TIME PERIOD :
20th century AD, 1990s (Decade) AD
BEST SELLERS LIST
Chicago Tribune Books Hardback Bestsellers (Chicago): Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 11
First Appearance: May 17, 1992
Last Appearance: August 30, 1992
Highest Position Achieved: 1
Chicago Tribune Books Paperback Bestsellers (Chicago): Mass Market
Total Number of Weeks: 8
First Appearance: May 30, 1993
Last Appearance: August 15, 1993
Highest Position Achieved: 3
Los Angeles Times Book Review (Southern California): Hardcover Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 4
First Appearance: May 31, 1992
Last Appearance: June 21, 1992
Highest Position Achieved: 4
New York Times Bestseller List: Hardcover Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 3
First Appearance: May 24, 1992
Last Appearance: June 14, 1992
Highest Position Achieved: 10
New York Times Bestseller List: Paperback Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 3
First Appearance: June 13, 1993
Last Appearance: June 27, 1993
Highest Position Achieved: 13
Publishers Weekly Hardcover Bestsellers: Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 8
First Appearance: May 11, 1992
Last Appearance: June 29, 1992
Highest Position Achieved: 8
Publishers Weekly Paperback Bestsellers: Mass Market
Total Number of Weeks: 3
First Appearance: June 7, 1993
Last Appearance: June 21, 1993
Highest Position Achieved: 9
Washington Post Book World Hardcover Bestsellers: Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 2
First Appearance: May 17, 1992
Last Appearance: May 24, 1992
Highest Position Achieved: 7
Washington Post Book World Paperback Bestsellers: Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 1
First Appearance: May 30, 1993
Last Appearance: May 30, 1993
Highest Position Achieved: 7
Gale Document Number: GALE|M1300028623
Gale Database: What Do I Read Next?, 2010
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