MURFREESBORO — More
than two years after his passing, an MTSU professor is still making his mark on
the literary world.
“The Sheriff of Hell’s Murder Case,” the third novel in a
Cumberland Mountains-based trilogy by Dr. Jack Justin Turner, will be revealed
and celebrated from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at Phillips
Bookstore in the Student Union. A printable campus map with parking
instructions is available at http://tinyurl.com/MTSUParkingMap13-14.
Turner, who died Dec. 29, 2011, in Lexington, Ky., was a
professor of international relations at MTSU for 35 years. Turner’s latest
novel was completed post-mortem with the editing assistance of his friend,
Steve Allen.
Decorated with colorful descriptions of the mountain life
Turner knew growing up in Maytown, Ky., “Hell’s Murder Case” tells the tale of
Sheriff Jacob Newton Herald, a lawman with a mangled arm and a complicated
psyche, who wrestles with love while trying to solve a homicide.
“Jack obviously knew and loved the setting and its
inhabitants and put the lie to the work of a litany of literary carpetbaggers,”
Allen said.
The other two mystery yarns in the trilogy are “The
Sheriff’s Murder Cases” and “The Sheriff of Frozen’s Murder Cases.” All three
were released by Lexington-based Chestnut Hill Publishing.
Turner’s widow, Judy Gibson Turner, will be on hand with
copies of all of her husband’s published books.
This event, which is free and open to the public, is
presented by the College of Liberal Arts and the Department of Political
Science. For more information, contact Connie Huddleston at 615-494-7628 or connie.huddleston@mtsu.edu.
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