Category: Action/Thriller Publisher: Hard Shell Word Factory
ISBN-10: 0759940908
Copyright: January, 2002
In Deadly Secrets the shadows of the past darken the door of the present with deathly results.
Excerpt
"YOU JUST TRY AND throw me out of this cockroach infested whore house." Anna's high-pitched shriek echoed through the front door of the Hideaway Bar.
Kelly McWinter, in the act of stepping across the sill, stopped mid-stride and cursed his luck. He'd agreed to meet bar owner Cam Belsher for a couple of beers, but if he'd known Anna was on one of her rampages, he'd have turned Cam's invitation down flat. Gritting his teeth and preparing to face the inevitable, Kelly strolled across to the bar. A cloud of thick blue smoke cloaked the semi-dark room, and Kelly aimed his eyes towards the sound of Anna's voice.
"Cam's got his hands full tonight," Darlene, Cam's barmaid, stopped beside Kelly and pointed across the room to where a scrawny, little woman in an old, black poncho had Cam backed as far up against the pool table as he could get without settling his backside onto the felt.
"Sure looks that way," Kelly agreed. "Bring me a cool one, will you? I've got a feeling I'm going to need a couple of them."
Turning back to watch the show, Kelly was just in time to catch Cam's eye. "Help!" the desperate barman mouthed a plea, and with a resigned shrug, Kelly swung his leg off the barstool and headed across the room.
Professional Reviews
Maureen McMahon
Deadly Secrets is a compelling read. Dramatic action, beautifully cast, homegrown characters add vibrancy and color, easy fast-paced dialogue and excellent action scenes whisk the reader from chapter to chapter. The suspense is kept full-tilt right up until the grand finale. Deadly Secrets will leave you with that warm sense of satisfaction that only a good mystery can give. It will also leave you with a strange nostalgic feeling that, for one brief moment, you were part and parcel of that unique, untrammeled soft, sweet culture of pure country Texas. A wonderful read!
Maureen McMahon
Don Johnson
A riveting tale of greed, deception, and murder in a small community of singular Texas characters.
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