Deadline Man - Softcover

Talton, Jon

3.53

196 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590587235 ISBN 13: 9781590587232

Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press, 2012

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Praise for Deadline Man... "A knockout novel that leaves the reader with renewed appreciation for independent daily newspapers." -Booklist starred review He's a man we know only as "the columnist." He writes for a newspaper in Seattle, isn't afraid to stir up trouble, and keeps his life-including his multiple lovers and his past-in safe compartments. But it's all about to be violently upended when he goes out on what seems like the most mundane of assignments, looking into a staid company that "never makes news." The moment one of his sources takes a dive off a downtown skyscraper, the columnist is plunged into a harrowing maze of murder, intrigue, and secrets that powerful forces intend to keep hidden at all costs. All he has to go on is a corporate world where nothing is as it seems, increasingly menacing encounters with mysterious federal agents, and the unsettling meme "eleven/eleven." Meanwhile, the paper itself is dying. So the columnist joins with an aggressive young reporter to see if one explosive story can save a newspaper. Soon they're running to make the deadline of their lives.... Jon Talton is the author of nine novels. He has been an editor and columnist for the Dayton Daily News, Cincinnati Enquirer, Rocky Mountain News, Charlotte Observer, and Arizona Republic. He lives in Seattle where he is economics columnist for The Seattle Times. www.jontalton.com

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Review:

"Talton, author of The Pain Nurse (2009) and the David Mapstone series, combines a moving paean to the free press with a chillingly plausible thriller plot built around black ops. A knockout novel that leaves the reader with renewed appreciation for independent daily newspapers." --" Booklist "starred review

"Talton (The Pain Nurse, 2009, etc.) serves up a well-crafted mystery that is also a heartfelt threnody for the journalism that was." -- "Kirkus Review" "This terrific stand-alone by the author of The Pain Nurse and the David Mapstone series should appeal to readers who enjoyed Michael Connelly's The Scarecrow." --" Library Journal" " "Deadline Man" is one of the best suspense novels I've read in a while. Full of twists, turns, murder and mayhem, " Deadline Man" kept me anxiously turning pages right up to the end. Talton does a magnificent job of planting hints and teasers that keep readers guessing at what might happen. but he neither tips his hand completely nor leaves his readers in the dark...Talton is one of the best talents I've encountered this year. The Bottom Line: Fans of well-written suspense should not miss "Deadline Man"." - - "Midwest Book Review " "Well-rounded characters and a lightning-paced plot raise this well above the average global conspiracy story." --" Publisher's Weekly"

The characters are well-drawn, the action is non-stop, the tension is gripping, and the writing is tight and vivid.

--Bruce DeSilva "Bruce DeSilva, of Bruce DeSilva's Rogue Island "

Takes off from the first chapter and never lets up. This is a great read!

--Michael Connelly "Michael Connelly, New York Times bestselling author "

About the Author:

Author Jon Talton is a fourth-generation Arizonan and the author of the David Mapstone mysteries, "Concrete Desert, Cactus Heart, Camelback Falls, Dry Heat" and "Arizona Dreams." The "Washington Post "has lauded Talton as "a strong new voice in contemporary hardboiled fiction." "Dry Heat" won the Arizona Highways Fiction Award in 2005. "Arizona Dreams" was a BookSense Pick, based on the recommendations of hundreds of independent bookstores. Jon's writing was developed over 20 years as a journalist, working for newspapers in San Diego, Denver, Dayton, Cincinnati and Charlotte. Jon's columns have appeared in newspapers throughout North America. In 2001, Jon returned to Phoenix as a columnist for the Arizona Republic. Before journalism, Jon worked as an ambulance medic in the inner city of Phoenix. He now lives in Seattle, Washington.

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