Deal to Die For (John Deal Series) - Softcover

Standiford, Les

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590581083 ISBN 13: 9781590581087

Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press, 2012

Synopsis

This suspenseful third John Deal crime thriller from Standiford finds the Miami building contractor tangling with Chinese gangsters who are trying to move in on a scheme hatched by two Hollywood porno magnates to create X-rated films for the huge mainland Chinese market. Deal already has troubles enough?his wife, Janice, has sunk into a deep depression over the serious burns she suffered in last year's Raw Deal, and a close friend has apparently committed suicide, shortly after she has told her film-star sister, Paige Nobleman, that Paige was adopted. Deal and his tenant/pal, ex-cop Vernon Driscoll, begin investigating Paige's birth and, eventually, the friend's death, following leads that take them directly into the porno scheme and the path of some deadly Chinese gang members. Standiford, an unusually fine thriller writer who has won the Frank O'Connor Award for Short Fiction and who directs the creative writing program at Florida International University, is at the top of his game here, displaying excellent pacing and a particular affinity for action scenes. The ongoing saga of John Deal remains especially intriguing above all, however, because its author drenches each volume in the ambiguities?sometimes rewarding, sometimes nightmarish?of real life.

About this title

From the Publisher

Les Standiford, who has won raves from critics and readers alike for his previous John Deal books--Raw Deal and Done Deal--once again heats up the streets of Miami when our hero coaxes his wife back from depression while battling a Chinese gang bent on making a literal killing in porn films.

About the Author

Les Standiford is the author of ten novels, including the John Deal series, and two works of nonfiction, including Last Train to Paradise. He wrote a chapter of Naked Came the Manatee, and edited The Putt at the End of the World, a collective novel of golf. He is the past recipient of the Frank O'Connor Award for Short Fiction and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship.

About this edition

• Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1590581083
• ISBN 13: 9781590581087
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 362