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A small town cops murder investigation turns deadly when she uncovers a web of politics and drugs linked to an outlaw motorcycle gang in this gripping debut suspense novel for fans of Winters Bone Frozen River Breaking Bad and Sons of AnarchyAs a cop on the night shift in Hopewell Falls New York June Lyons drives drunks home and picks up the donuts A former FBI agent she ditched the Bureau when her husband died and now she and her young daughter are back in upstate New York living with her father the towns retired chief of policeWhen June discovers a young womans body impaled on an ice shear in the frozen Mohawk River news of the murder spreads fast the dead girl was the daughter of a powerful local Congresswoman and her troubled youth kept the gossips busyThough June was born and raised in Hopewell Falls the local police see her as an interloperresentment that explodes in anger when the FBI arrive and deputize her to work on the murder investigation But June may not find allies among the Feds The agent heading the case is someone from her pastsomeone she isnt sure she can trustAs June digs deeper an already fraught case turns red-hot when it leads to a notorious biker gang and a meth lab hidden in plain sightand an unmistakable sign that the river murder wont be the last.
About the Author
Thanks for stopping by. I'm D.A. Keeley (and John R. Corrigan and, believe it or not, K.A. Delaney) .
Peyton Cote is a kick-ass US Border Patrol agent and a single mom. She struggles to balance the two. A unique aspect of these novels is that they're set in northern Maine's Aroostook County, a fascinating and wonderful place where I lived for ten years. I try to honor that region by portraying it authentically.
I love meeting readers and am happy to join your book-group discussion, either in person or via Skype of Google Hangout. I enjoy readings, Q@As, school visits, and workshops as well. So please reach out to me on Facebook or Twitter.
You can learn more about Peyton by following me on twitter @DAKeeleyAuthor.
BOOKS, BIO, & CONTACT
I was born in Augusta, Maine, and live with my wife and three daughters at Northfield Mount Hermon School (Mass.) , where I'm the English department chair, a teacher, and may very well be the only mystery writer in America who's also a dorm parent. In 1979, prior to many discoveries in the field of learning disabilities, I was broadly diagnosed as "learning disabled, presumed dyslexic" -- a theme that resonates through some of my works.
I played college hockey, then covered the city desk at a couple newspapers before heading to the University of Texas at El Paso to earn my MFA. Along with a host of other writers, I write a regular post for the Type M for Murder blog-site (http://typem4murder.blogspot.com/) .
A Mainer through and through, I try to get to Old Orchard Beach as often as possible.
DA Keeley Books
DESTINY'S PAWN (June 2016, Midnight Ink)
FALLEN SPARROW (June 2015, Midnight Ink)
BITTER CROSSING (2014, Midnight Ink) *
*finalist for 2015 Maine Literary Award
KA Delaney Book
THIS ONE DAY (2013, Five Star/Gale)
John R Corrigan Books
364 DAYS (AHMM, 2012)
SHOOTER (AHMM, 2011)
OUT OF BOUNDS (University Press of New England, 2006)
BAD LIE (UPNE, 2005)
CENTER CUT (UPNE, 2004)
SNAP HOOK (UPNE, 2004)
CUT SHOT (Sleeping Bear Press, 2001)
An essay about my father's battle with cancer: http://etude.uoregon.edu/autumn2009/essay.html
Contact Info:
Social Media:
*John Corrigan & DA Keeley Author on Facebook
*twitter@johnrcorrigan
*twitter@KADelaneyauthor
*twitter@DAKeeleyAuthor
C/O agents:
Julia Lord & Ginger Curwen
Julia Lord Literary
38 West Ninth St., New York, NY, 1011
(212) 995-2333
julialordliterary.com
