Deadhead
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Published: December 2009
Place of publication: Denver Colorado
Number of pages: 281
Genres: Mystery-Thriller
First sentence: The dull ache in my thigh had become like the sting of lemon juice on open flesh; the slug fragment playing metal guitar on a nerve bundle.
Description: Death: An Unwelcome Tourist. When does the disappearance of an old friend become an obsession?  For Sam Parker, the answer is: After it becomes personal.  In Deadhead, the former forensic microbiologist enters a world he left behind when the quiet Northwestern coastal town of Pacific Cove suddenly turns violent. The disappearance of an old friend leads to theft, deceit and gruesome death.  Parker, aided by the enigmatic Doc Biggs and wife Morgan, must sort out a labyrinth of misdirection and deceit in an attempt to uncover the truth.  For Sam it’s a summer of changed plans; for the residents of Pacific Cove it’s a summer that they will never forget.
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