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Dead Run Kindle Edition
“I’m in trouble, Liz. I’ve uncovered something . . . They’re watching . . .”
That panicked message on her answering machine is the last time Liz Ames hears from her sister Rachel, pastor of Paradise Christian Church in Key West, Florida.
Compelled to uncover the truth about her sister’s disappearance, she heads to Key West. Within hours of her arrival a successful banker jumps to his death. Then a teenage girl whom Rachel was counseling is found brutally murdered. The ritualistic style of the killing is hauntingly similar to that used by the notorious “New Testament” serial killer—now on death row.
Could the teen’s murder be related to Rachel’s disappearance? Is a copycat killer at work? And why do the police refuse to help?
For answers, Liz turns to Rick Wells, a former Miami cop who worked the fringes of the “New Testament” investigation. Together they peel away layers of deception to reveal a terrifying adversary—and the unspeakable evil at the heart of this island paradise.
Praise for Dead Run
“Troubled teenagers, a satanic cult, a serial killer and hurricane-force evil disturb the island paradise of Key West in Spindler’s latest chiller. . . . A classic confrontation between good and evil.” —Publishers Weekly
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherMIRA
- Publication dateDecember 1, 2011
- File size1372 KB
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". . . a classic confrontation between good and evil." -- Publishers Weekly
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St. Louis, Missouri
Monday, July 16
8:40 a.m.
Liz Ames watched as coffee dripped from the filter basket into the glass carafe. She yawned, cursing snooze buttons, red-eye flights and coffeemakers that brewed at a snail's pace. She needed caffeine now, not five minutes from now.
She was going to be really late this morning, she acknowledged. What was with her? She used to be so punctual. So perky. No matter how few hours of sleep she had gotten the night before.
Now she could barely drag herself out of bed.
Jared, her cheating weasel of an ex-husband, had happened to her, she thought, squinting against the light streaming in and around the edges of the closed blinds.
And in response, her personal and professional life had taken a quick, sanity-stealing trip south.
Even Rachel had gone south, Liz thought, thinking of her older sister who had accepted the call from a small nondenominational Christian church on Key West right in the middle of the crisis. She shifted her gaze to her answering machine and its frantically flashing message-waiting light.
She really should call her. They hadn't spoken in nearly a month, and their last conversation had been troubling for many reasons, including the fact they had argued.
Simultaneously, the coffeemaker gurgled, signaling it was in its final throes of brewing, and the phone rang. Liz grabbed her mug with one hand, the phone with the other. "H'lo?"
"Elizabeth Ames?"
The voice on the other end of the line was a man's. Liz recognized his official tone from the many calls she had made and received in her capacity as a licensed clinical social worker and family counselor.
"Yes," she responded. "Could you hold a moment?"
Without waiting for a reply, she set down the receiver, filled her coffee mug then added a splash of cream. She opened the cabinet above the sink and took out the vial of antidepressants her doctor had prescribed. Modern medicine's answer to a cloudy day. She shook one onto her palm, then downed it with the scalding coffee.
Wincing, she brought the phone back to her ear. "Now, how can I help you?"
"This is Lieutenant Detective Valentine Lopez, Key West Police Department. Are you Rachel Howard's sister?"
Liz froze. Finally, she pulled one of the kitchen chairs away from the table and sank heavily onto it.
"Ms. Ames?" the detective said again. "You are Pastor Rachel Howard's sister, aren't you? Pastor Howard from Paradise Christian Church on Key West? She listed you as her next of kin."
Next of kin. Dear Lord, no. "I am," Liz managed to say. "What's Is Rachel all right?"
"I'm calling because we're concerned about your sister. Have you seen her recently?"
Her heart skipped a beat. "Not since she since she left for Key West."
"And that was about six months ago?"
"Yes."
"When did you last speak with her?"
Liz closed her eyes, remembering. Rachel had been subdued and evasive. When Liz had confronted her, she had denied anything was wrong. She had claimed her pastoral duties had kept her from calling. "It's been a while. A month or so. We argued. I was angry."
"May I ask why?"
"It's personal, Detective."
"It's important, Ms. Ames."
"I'm going through was going through a divorce. And one of my patients I needed my sister and she wasn't available. I was angry." Her words sounded childish to her own ears and she felt herself flush. "What's happened? Is Rachel"
"And that's the last time you talked with her?"
"Yes, but I don't understa"
"So, you haven't heard from her in the past seventy-two hours? Not by phone, e-mail or post?"
"No, but" She brought a hand to her pounding head and glanced at the machine's blinking message light once more. "I've been out of town since last Thursday. I planned to get caught up on messages this morning."
"I'll need you to contact me after you do."
The blood rushed to Liz's head. She tightened her grip on the receiver, suddenly terrified. "I don't think so, Lieutenant. Not until you tell me what's going on. Is something wrong with Rachel?"
"Your sister has disappeared, Ms. Ames. We'd hoped you might be able to offer us a clue as to her whereabouts."
Product details
- ASIN : B005MJJI48
- Publisher : MIRA; Reissue edition (December 1, 2011)
- Publication date : December 1, 2011
- Language : English
- File size : 1372 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 475 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #143,944 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,004 in Small Town & Rural Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #1,126 in Christian Mystery & Suspense
- #2,339 in Serial Killer Thrillers
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About the author
Erica Spindler is the New York Times and International Chart bestselling author of thirty-six novels and three novellas. Published all across the globe, she has been called the “The Master of Addictive Suspense” and “Queen of the romantic thriller.” She’s a Kiss of Death award winner, has won the Daphne du Maurier award of excellence, and is a four-time Rita Award finalist.
THE LOOK-ALIKE is out now and her next thriller, THE DETECTIVE’S DAUGHTER, publishes March 2022.
Erica lives just outside of New Orleans with her husband and the constant companionship of Molly, the dynamic doodle.
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This is a well-written novel, fast-paced and also apparently fairly well researched.
Although the editorial review on Amazon does seem to hint at this, it is not a 'Christian' novel, per se. Faith and spirituality are treated respectfully, nonetheless.
Nor is it an 'erotic' novel, either, the Amazon categories notwithstanding. There is some sex in it, but nothing very graphic or pro-longed.
In any case, here is my detailed review:
Heroine: 5 stars
Heroes: 4 stars
Plot: 4 stars
Writing style: 5 stars
Humor: 1 star
Action: 3 stars
Suspense: 5 stars
Romance: 3 stars
Sensuality: 1.5 stars
Ending: HEA, for the most part, at least.
Would I read another book by this author? Probably.
This is a must have Spindler novel!!!