Author

Publication

2006 - Random House Children's Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

145,250 words, Guess

Page Count

581 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiveterrier00pier
  • ISBN-10037581468X
  • ISBN-100375914684
  • ISBN-139780375814686
  • ISBN-139780375914683
and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC[Fic]
  • LCCPZ7.P61464 Ter 2006

Description

BEKA COOPER IS a rookie with the Provost's Guard, and she's been assigned to the Lower City. It's a tough beat, but Beka can hear the voices of the dead on the wings of pigeons, and Beka's birds clue her in to two major murderers on the loose. The rest of the Guard is busy investigating the fire opal killer, so it's up to Beka to nab the Shadow Snake.Tamora Pierce begins a new Tortall trilogy introducing Beka Cooper, a young woman who lived 200 years before Pierce's popular Alanna character. Pierce employs first-person narration, bringing readers even closer to a character that they will love for her unusual talents and tough personality.From the Paperback edition.

Description

When sixteen-year-old Beka becomes "Puppy" to a pair of "Dogs," as the Provost's Guards are called, she uses her police training, natural abilities, and a touch of magic to help them solve the case of a murdered baby in Tortall's Lower City.

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Series Statement

  • Beka Cooper -- bk. 1

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Other Editions

  • Terrier: (Beka Cooper #1)Random House Children's Books2006-01-01
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