The Hosanna Shout: A Moroni Traveler Mystery

Moroni Traveler, the Salt Lake City investigator heraldedby the New York Times Book Review as "atrue rebel hero in the classic private-eye tradition," finds himself working ona very personal case as he and his adoptive father, Martin, look for thethree-year-old child who may or may not be Moroni''s son. Tracking down a lead,the two men end up in a virtual ghost town in the Oquirrh Mountains. All butdeserted, the old mining town of Bingham Canyon is about to be evacuated andrazed by the powerful Kennecott Copper Company, which is eager to get at themineral wealth buried beneath the community. A few families are hanging on,though, including one that may be sheltering the newest Traveler.

The father-son duo''s efforts are hampered by the slated demolition oftheir offices in the Chester Building, and even more so by the antics of theirfellow tenants, Mad Bill and Charlie Redwine, whose latest shenanigans haveevoked the wrath of the church. With Martin trying to preserve the building andprotect Bill and Charlie, Moroni continues the search-until murder rears itsugly head and the investigation moves into a whole new dimension.