Deal on Ice - Hardcover

Standiford, Les

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786210966 ISBN 13: 9780786210961

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 1997

Synopsis

MysteryLarge Print EditionJohn Deals old friend Arch Dolan, owner of Miamis premier independent bookstore, is assassinated just days after the announcement that bookselling conglomerate, Mega-Media, will open a superstore across the street. Clutched in the dead mans fist is a tract from the Reverend James Ray Willis, a suave, millionaire preacher with a large cache of hidden agendas. Rekindling his old partnership with beautiful, troubled Janice, Deal strikes out to Williss snowbound Omaha headquarters just as a pair of down-home assassins close in for an icy kill.

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Review

Of all the good action writers stumbling around South Florida in the shadow of Elmore Leonard, Les Standiford shows the most signs of growth and longevity. His John Deal is a contractor by trade, which gives him solid roots in the community, and the crimes he investigates are always connected to him by more than the accident of somebody walking into his office. This time the link is Arch Dolan, Deal's friend and favorite bookseller, killed just as a monster mega-store is set to open across the street. Standiford's last outing, Deal to Die For, is available in paperback--as are Done Deal, Raw Deal and Spill.

About the Author

Les Standiford is the bestselling author of twenty books and novels, including the John Deal mystery series, and the works of narrative history The Man Who Invented Christmas (a New York Times Editors’ Choice) and Last Train to Paradise. He is the director of the creative writing program at Florida International University in Miami, where he lives with his wife, Kimberly, a psychotherapist and artist. Visit his website at www.les-standiford.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0786210966
• ISBN 13: 9780786210961
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 466