Dead Line by Marc Cameron

 *** Royce Decker: Former St. Louis Metro Police officer. Dirty cop – suspected of stealing “seized cash” from police storage. He’s as bad as the come – hired Butch Pritchard to kill his unsuspecting wife and their unborn child. ***

This taut thriller opens in the bitter cold, snowy terrain of an Alaskan winter. U.S. Marshal Arliss Cutter and his partner, Lola Teariki, are hunting down hired killer, Butch Pritchard.

The winters in Alaska are so treacherous, it’s hard to imagine law enforcement tracking fugitives in the cold sub zero weather and blizzard-like conditions. Frozen slabs of ice and snow are tangled in the deep woods. Disorienting cold, frostbite, falling through ice — just a few of the perils and challenges facing the toughest men and women pursuing Butch, the hit man, and also Decker, the man who started it all.

But there’s even more to this thriller than tracking down Pritchard and Decker to bring them to justice.  Running parallel throughout the story is Valeria – the daughter of a crime boss, unexpectedly linking two cases together.

What starts out for U.S. Marshals and other law enforcement working together in a double apprehension case, suddenly becomes even more twisty and dangerous. They track down connections and accomplices in Pritchard’s and Decker’s inner circle, but no one is talking. They are all paralyzed with fear. Arliss and Lola realize there’s something more sinister going on, but they can’t figure out “what.” Why is everyone involved so afraid? Why is everyone scared silent? They have pieces of an intricate puzzle, but too many pieces are missing.

As Arliss and Lola’s search continues, they find themselves following a bloody trail of brutally murdered victims, leading them deep into a remote area in the mountainous woods. The two cases collide, giving readers even more of a chill, as Arliss and Lola try to close in on their elusive and deadly quarry.

New York Times bestselling author, Marc Cameron, gives us his latest Arliss Cutter novel. Hatred and relentless revenge run deep. Dead Line is a perfect winter read – a powerful and gritty thriller sure to keep you turning the pages.

A copy of this book and cover photo were provided by Kensington Publishing.