Dance for the Dead - Softcover

Perry, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0747252785 ISBN 13: 9780747252788

Publisher: Headline Book Publishing, 1996

Synopsis

When eight-year-old Timothy Decker finds his parents brutally murdered, it's clear the Deckers weren't the intended victims: Timothy's own room-ransacked, all traces of his existence expertly obliterated-is the shocking evidence. Timothy's nanny, Mona, is certain about only one thing. Timmy needs to disappear, fast.Only Jane Whitefield, a Native American "guide" who specializes in making victims vanish, can lead him to safety. But diverting Jane's attention is Mary Perkins, a desperate woman with S&L fraud in her past. Stalking Mary is a ruthless predator determined to find her-and the fortune she claims she doesn't have. Jane quickly creates a new life for Mary and jumps back on Timmy's case...not knowing that the two are fatefully linked to one calculating killer.

About this title

From the Publisher

One of the reasons that I love Thomas Perry's Jane Whitfield books is that they are filled with so much arcane information about the darker side of life. Perry fills you in on how to fabricate a life, steal a car, or set up a bank account using someone else's Social Security Number. This is why I read books. I am way too much of a nice girl to find these things out on my own. Jane Whitfield is a nice girl with an edge. A Native American from Upstate New York, Jane takes people with problems and helps them to disappear. She gets them out of trouble and sets them up in a new life. In DANCE FOR THE DEAD, Jane rescues two "clients," a small boy whose millionaire parents have been killed and a woman accused of embezzlement. Perry's account of how the two cases intertwine and the mechanics of it all is truly fascinating.

Amelia Zalcman, Director, Contracts Adminstration

From the Inside Flap

"COMPELLING . . . NOBODY WRITES A CHASE BETTER THAN PERRY."
*The Washington Post Book World

When eight-year-old Timothy Decker finds his parents brutally murdered, it's clear the Deckers weren't the intended victims: Timothy's own room--ransacked, all traces of his existence expertly obliterated *is the shocking evidence. Timothy's nanny, Mona, is certain about only one thing. Timmy needs to disappear, fast.

Only Jane Whitefield, a Native American "guide" who specializes in making victims vanish, can lead him to safety. But diverting Jane's attention is Mary Perkins, a desperate woman with S&L fraud in her past. Stalking Mary is a ruthless predator determined to find her *and the fortune she claims she doesn't have. Jane quickly creates a new life for Mary and jumps back on Timmy's case . . . not knowing that the two are fatefully linked to one calculating killer. . . .

"Spellbinding . . . Terrific . . . Jane Whitefield may be the most arresting protagonist in the 90s thriller arena. . . . Thrillers need good villains, and this one has a formidable SOB who is cold-blooded enough to satisfy anybody's taste."
*Entertainment Weekly

"A terse thriller . . . Perry starts the story with a bang."
*San Francisco Chronicle

Edition details

• Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0747252785
• ISBN 13: 9780747252788
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 372