by TamiHoag (Author)
It was a crime so brutal it changed the lives of even the most hardened homicide cops. The Haas family murders left a scar on the community nothing can erase, but convicting the alleged killer - Karl Dahl - would be a start. Only Judge Carey Moore seems to be standing in the way. Her ruling that Dahl's prior criminal record is inadmissible as evidence against him raises a public outcry - and puts the judge in grave danger. When an unknown assailant attacks Carey in a parking garage, two of the city's top cops are called in to investigate and keep the judge from further harm. Detective Sam Kovac is as hard-boiled as they come, and his wisecracking partner, Nikki Liska, isn't far behind. Neither detective wants to be on this case, but when Karl Dahl escapes custody, everything changes, and a seemingly straightforward case cartwheels out of control. The stakes are raised when the judge is kidnapped from her home even as the police sit outside watching her house. Now Kovac and Liska must navigate through a maze of suspects that include the step-son of a murder victim, a husband with a secret life, and a rogue cop looking for revenge where the justice system failed. With no time to spare, the detectives are pulled down a strange dark trail of smoke and mirrors, where no one is whom they seem, and everyone is guilty of something.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Publisher: Orion
Published: 22 Mar 2006
ISBN 10: 0752841270
ISBN 13: 9780752841274
Book Overview: DEAD SKY sees the return of Kovac and Liska - two of Tami's most popular characters. DARK HORSE sold nearly 50,000 copies in trade editions. Tami has an extremely solid fan base, as well as receiving consistently excellent reviews: 'Hoag's books should come with a health warning: Too much tension and suspense can cause heart problems. Highly recommended.' Guardian 'A taut, intelligent thriller which is genuinely scary' Sunday Times 'Hoag has the bestselling writer's way with a punchy sentence and keeps the surprises coming right up to the very last page' The Times