Book Overview
Santa Fe police chief Kevin Kerney is on the hunt for a deranged killer in this "taut and tidy thriller"( San Diego Union-Tribune ) from the New York Times bestselling author of Residue . Living in London while his wife serves as a military attach at the American Embassy, recently retired Santa Fe police chief Kevin Kerney gets an early morning phone call that changes everything and sends him hurrying home to his New Mexico ranch. Riley Burke, his partner in a horse-training enterprise, has been mowed down on Kerney's doorstep by an escaped prisoner cutting a murderous swath through New Mexico. As the killings mount, Kerney teams up with his half-Apache son, Lieutenant Clayton Istee of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department, to hunt for a psychotic murderer with a growing appetite for blood--who has no intention of being taken alive.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0451228707
ISBN13:9780451228703
Release Date:December 2009
Publisher:Penguin Publishing Group
Length:304 Pages
Weight:0.61 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.7" x 8.0"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Dead or Alive
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
As usual I always enjoy the Kevin Kerney series. This one was a little bit more gory than his books usually are but I still enjoyed the story. McGarrity had to make you really hate the villian so the end of the story was VERY acceptable.
Solid Thriller
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Dead or Alive is a solid thriller that will keep you turing pages well into the night. But that's not the time you want to read this book - read it in the daylight - but keep looking over your shoulder and don't answer the door!
Keeps you reading
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Yes, there is a lot of violence in this book, but what is interesting is how it escalates. The reader wants to keep on reading to find out what happens. I want to go back and read all of these books.
wild manhunt
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Escaped psychopathic convict Craig Larson goes on a killing rampage murdering everyone it seems in his path. Among the victims is Riley Burke, business partner to former Santa Fe police chief Kevin Kerney. Outraged by the Burke death and just back from London where his spouse works in the American embassy, Kerney vows to bring the maniac to justice. However that pledge is easier said than done, as Larson leaves corpses in several southwest states. Working as a temporary New Mexico State Police special investigator, Kerney and his son Lincoln County Sheriff's Department Lieutenant Clayton Istee lead a state wide manhunt. The keys to this wild manhunt are the relationship between the father and son law enforcement pair who only recently learned of their DNA connection and the deep look at multi-jurisdiction police investigations. The story line is fast-paced and filled with much more blood than the usual Kerney whodunit (see NOTHING BUT TROUBLE) and a strong sense of locale that would have pleased the late Tony Hillerman. In some macabre ways Larson steals the show as he makes the plot with his murderous spree that turns what looks like a blue state red. Harriet Klausner
Right on target
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
After 12 Kevin Kearney books, Michael McGarrity continues to write one of the best police procedural series and he has infused the series with new life and excitement. Dead or Alive, like Death Song is not only a page turner, but once you get started, putting it down is impossible. The man hunt for escaped convict Craig Larson is fast paced, violent and pitch perfect through the New Mexico wilderness. Kerney and his son Lieutenant Clayton Istee make a perfect team and as they get to know each other better in each book, their partnership grows and it has given new life to the series. With the passing of Tony Hillerman, Michael McGarrity's duo have become the Southwestern lawmen to read.
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