Dead Center: A Gripping Suspense Thriller (The Rookie Club) - Softcover

Girard, Danielle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0996308946 ISBN 13: 9780996308946

Publisher: Saddle Peak Entertainment, 2017

Synopsis

A predator is on the hunt. An aggressive monster who preys on a specific type of victim. Female. Police. Officers.

The heart-stopping thriller that “has everything—murder, intrigue, scandal, friendship, and a tough-as-nails heroine. Prepare yourself for the roller coaster ride that is Dead Center.”

For San Francisco Sex Crimes Inspector Jamie Vail, no case has ever hit closer to home.

The brutalized women are her colleagues. Her friends. Her job is everything. Divorced and alone, Jamie vows to end the violence and capture this deranged criminal. Nothing else matters.

Within days of the latest attack, a female police officer is murdered and Jamie’s ex-husband is the primary suspect.

She shouldn’t care. She tells herself she doesn’t... until she learns that the details of the murder are eerily similar to the case she is working.

Jamie realizes the killer and her predator may be one and the same.

Now, Jamie must confront her past and solve the murder of her ex-husband's lover to stop a serial rapist. But he has Jamie in his sights and time is running out before she becomes the killer's ultimate prize.

“A thrilling read, packed with suspense that left me breathless to the very last page...”

“This series is addictive. Get ready for a pulse-pounding ride that will have you reading until you can't see straight…”

Fans of Lincoln Rhyme, DD Warren, Will Trent, Tracy Crosswhite and Lucas Davenport will love Jamie Vail.

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Praise for Dead Center and the Rookie Club Series:

“A fantastic series. Buckle up for a heart-stopping ride along with the rookies. A new character in each book keeps the series fresh and the reader on their toes until the last, unforgettable page.”–T. Heschel

“Serial killers, human trafficking, sharpshooters, political intrigue, and more. This series has it all.” –Amazon Customer

“Let’s just get this straight - Girard belongs beside John Grisham, Patricia Cornwell, Robert Parker, Mary Higgins Clark, Elizabeth Peters, and other top-notch mystery and crime novelists.” –K. Burch

“I’m in love. Phenomenal book. Phenomenal series. Phenomenal author. The series is truly exciting with spine-chilling plots mixed with realistic but fierce characters who are battling crime on the streets of San Francisco and in their personal lives. Amazing female protagonists and a great mix of good ole boys and kind, supportive men make up the police department in this suspenseful thriller series.” –BookNerd

“This writer is amazing, I am hooked. I've read all the Rookie Club books and several of her standalone books. I WILL be reading each and every one. Her crime scenes are insane. The books are intense. I cannot put them down.” –A. Daughtry

“I bought this book without ever reading anything by this author before. I am SO glad I took a chance. Loved it so much upon finishing it I immediately got the next one in the "Rookie Club" series!”–J. West

Dear Reader,

If you’re a fan of Karin Slaughter, Lisa Gardner, Robert Dugoni, Lisa Unger, Lisa Regan, Kendra Elliot, Melinda Leigh, or James Patterson, chances are you’ll enjoy my books as well.

Not ready to commit to a book just yet? No problem. Come visit me at www.daniellegirard.com to download Too Close to Home, a Rookie Club short story for FREE, to check out my web journal, or just stop by to say hello.

And if you enjoy the book, please leave a review. Kind reviews are good for authors and readers… and a recent study (conducted by me) also indicates that writing a positive review is good for the soul. ;)

Happy reading,

Danielle

About this title

About the Author

Danielle Girard is the USA Today and Amazon #1 bestselling author of fifteen novels, including the Annabelle Schwartzman Series, Chasing Darkness, and The Rookie Club series. Her books have won the Barry Award and the RT Reviewers' Choice Award, White Out was in the top 100 bestselling ebooks of 2020, and two of her titles have been optioned for movies. Danielle is also the host of the Killer Women Podcast where she interviews the women who write today's darkest suspense. 

A graduate of Cornell University, Danielle received her MFA at Queens University of Charlotte, North Carolina. She and her family split time between San Francisco and the Rockies. 

Series Order 

Badlands Thriller Series: 
White Out 
Far Gone 
Up Close (coming 2023) 

Dr. Schwartzman Series: 
The Ex (prequel novella) 
Exhume 
Excise 
Expose 
Expire 

The Rookie Club Series: 
Dead Center 
One Clean Shot 
Dark Passage 
Grave Danger 
Everything to Lose 
Too Close to Home (A Rookie Club Short Story, exclusive to Danielle's readers group. Join at daniellegirard.com/newsletter) 

Standalone Novels: 
Savage Art 
Ruthless Game 
Chasing Darkness (winner of the RT Reviewers' Choice Award) 
Cold Silence (winner of the Barry Award)

Edition details

• Publisher: Saddle Peak Entertainment
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0996308946
• ISBN 13: 9780996308946
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 396