Chasing The Dead (An Alex Stone Thriller)
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“Yes.”
“Here.” She handed Bonnie the phone. “Read it.”
Bonnie read the text aloud.
“I need you. Come to Guantanamo as soon as you can. And bring Bonnie.”
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A number of people were instrumental in creating Chasing the Dead. Carie Allen is an outstanding Public Defender who patiently answered all my questions about criminal law and procedure. Any mistakes on these matters are all mine. Tim Dowd did a terrific job educating me about motor vehicle accident reconstruction and reconstructing an accident that plays a pivotal role in the story.
My editor, Kristen Weber, www.kristenweber.com, and my copyeditor, Eileen Chetti, chetti@optimum.net, gave me invaluable feedback and advice and made Stone Cold a better book.
Jeroen ten Berge, www.jeroentenberge.com, continues to create the best book covers in the business.
Thanks to Jason Chatraw who did a great job formatting the book for the Kindle. You can find him at www.GreenE-Books.com. And, thanks to Ross Burck for his terrific work formatting the print edition. You can find Ross at rossburck@yahoo.com.
And thanks to all the people who read advance reader copies and shared their feedback with me.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Joel Goldman is the author of the Edgar and Shamus nominated Lou Mason thrillers, the Jack Davis thrillers and the Alex Stone thrillers. He lives with his wife and two dogs in Leawood, KS. He was a trial lawyer for twenty-eight years. He wrote his first thriller after one of his partners complained about another partner, prompting him to write a mystery, kill the son-of-a-bitch off in the first chapter and spend the rest of the book figuring out who did it. And he never looked back.
NOVELS & SHORT STORIES
BY JOEL GOLDMAN
THE LOU MASON THRILLERS
Motion to Kill
The Last Witness
The Cold Truth
Deadlocked
Final Judgment
THE JACK DAVIS THRILLERS
Shakedown
The Dead Man
No Way Out
THE ALEX STONE THRILLERS
Stone Cold
Chasing the Dead
THE DEAD MAN SERIES BY WILLIAM RABKIN & LEE GOLDBERG
Freaks Must Die
SHORT STORIES
Fire In The Sky
Knife Fight
Motion to Kill
Lee Child and Michael Connelly recommend Motion To Kill! If you like the action, suspense and excitement in their books, you’ll love Motion To Kill!
“The story line never skips a beat. Fans will set in motion a plea for Mr. Goldman to return with more Mason (Lou not Perry) legal thrillers.”
Harriett Klausner
“Lou Mason is the sexy, brilliant but flawed counselor who is thrown into chaos and finds order. The plot leads you to the edge like the thrilling Yungas cliff road in Bolivia.”
Elizabeth Wenig
When two of his partners are killed, corruption, sex and murder fill trial lawyer Lou Mason’s docket as he tracks the killer. Will Lou be the next victim? Find out in Motion To Kill, the action-packed, can’t-put-it-down first book in the Lou Mason Thriller series!
“Joel Goldman is the real deal!”
John Lescroart, NYT Bestselling Author
“A real page-turner with plenty of action and many surprising twists and turns along the way driven by the wise-cracking protagonist and a great supporting cast.”
David A. Berman
“The plot races forward.”
Amarillo Globe-News
The Last Witness
If you love the twist, turns and suspense of John Grisham, you’ll love The Last Witness!
“Fast, furious and thoroughly enjoyable, The Last Witness is classic and classy noir for our time, filled with great characters and sharp, stylish writing.”
Jeffery Deaver, NYT Bestsellling Author
“The Last Witness is an old fashioned, ‘40’s, tough guy detective story set in modern times. There’s a lot of action, loads of suspects and plenty of snappy dialogue. It’s a fun read from beginning to end.”
Phillip Margolin, author of The Associate and Wild Justice
Lou Mason is back and this time it’s personal when his surrogate father, Homicide Detective Harry Ryman, arrests his best friend, Wilson “Blues” Bluestone, Jr. for murder. Mason unearths secrets someone will do anything to keep as he closes in on a desperate killer, setting himself up as the next target. Goldman goes Grisham one better!
“Joel Goldman has written another fast-paced legal thriller. Find a comfortable chair and plan to stay up late.”
Sheldon Siegel, author of The Special Circumstances and Criminal Intent
“The Last Witness is a legal thriller written the way criminal law should be practiced: from the gut…one of the premier crime novels of the year.”
Jeremiah Healy, author of Turnabout and Spiral
Move over John Grisham! Joel Goldman is in the courthouse!
Shakedown
If you like the knockout suspense of Michael Connelly and the gritty “who done its” by Linda Fairstein, you’ll love Joel Goldman’s Shakedown!
“Goldman tells a story at a breakneck pace…”
Kansas City Star
“A killer identified via a fleeting facial expression and behavioral cues turns a middle-agend FBI agent dealing with a disruptive disability into an unexpected hero in Goldman’s latest terrific thriller.”
Publisher’s Weekly
When FBI Agent Jack Davis investigates a mass murder, a leak of crucial information and his imploding personal life throw him into the ultimate danger zone – where truth lies at the heart of betrayal.
Need a thrill pill? Take Shakedown and stay up all night!
“Shakedown is a really fine novel. Joel Goldman has got it locked and loaded and full of the blood of character and the gritty details that make up the truth. Page for page, I loved it.”
Michael Connelly, NYT Bestselling Author
“Shakedown is a chillingly realistic crime novel – it’s fast-paced, smartly plotted, and a gripping read to the very last page. Joel Goldman explores – with an insider’s eye – a dark tale of murder and betrayal.”
Linda Fairstein, NYT Bestselling Author
James Patterson fan’s - take off on a rocket-fueled suspense ride with Shakedown, the first book in the Jack Davis Thriller series by Joel Goldman.
The Dead Man
If you like John Grisham’s twists and turns and James Patterson’s page-turning thrills, you’ll love Joel Goldman’s The Dead Man, the second book in the Jack Davis Thriller series!
“A masterful blend of rock-solid detective work and escalating dread. The Dead Man is both a top-notch thriller and a heart-rending story of loss, courage and second chances. I loved it.”
“The Dead Man is one of those rare novels you will be tempted to read twice: the first time to enjoy, and the second to appreciate how Goldman puts the pieces together. The hours spent on both will be more than worth it.”
Joe Hartlaub, Bookreporter.com
When people in a study of the human brain start to die exactly as they have dreamed they would die, Jack Davis crosses paths with a serial killer, taking him onto both sides of the law and into the path of a murderer’s terrifying rage.
Think John Grisham meets James Patterson and you’ve got Joel Goldman in The Dead Man!
“Goldman’s realistic setting, fast-paced dialogue and chilling plotting will have you wanting to read more in this gritty suspense series.”
Cindy Bauer, bookpleasures.com
“The Dead Man has all the plots and twists one may expect from a Grisham novel and the pace of a James Patterson crime story.”
Carolyn LeComte, Curledup.com
It doesn’t get any better than that, so grab The Dead Man and don’t let go!
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This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination, or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or events is entirely coincidental.
Table of Contents
Brief Table of Contents
CHASING THE DEAD
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-One
Chapter Forty-Two
Chapter Forty-Three
Chapter Forty-Four
Chapter Forty-Five
Chapter Forty-Six
Chapter Forty-Seven
Chapter Forty-Eight
Chapter Forty-Nine
Chapter Fifty
Chapter Fifty-One
Chapter Fifty-Two
Chapter Fifty-Three
Chapter Fifty-Four
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Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Novels and Short Stories by Joel Goldman
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