When a man careens off the road into the frigid waters of the Chautauqua River, Chief Detective David Wolf risks his own life to bring the man to shore. News of Wolf’s bravery travels fast through the burgeoning ski town of Rocky Points, Colorado, and before long he’s pulled into the political grinder, where candidates are eager to exploit Wolf’s character for their own gain. Injured as well in … in the process, it seems his heroic deed was some cruel twist of fate, that is, until he meets Lauren Coulter, a new girl in town and a nurse at the local hospital.
Lauren is smart, beautiful, and just Wolf’s type. The connection between them is there. But just as they get started, so does the killing. And as bodies start emerging, so do the secrets from Lauren’s troubled past.
Has fate steered Wolf to the wrong woman? Or is someone more devious behind the wheel? Lives will depend on how fast Wolf can come up with the answer, and this time, living with failure will prove to be something much worse than death.
This is the 8th installment of the popular David Wolf mystery series, which are chock full of mystery, suspense, and thrills. The entire series in order is as follows …
Gut Decision (David Wolf mystery-thriller short story)
Foreign Deceit (David Wolf Book 1)
The Silversmith (David Wolf Book 2)
Alive and Killing (David Wolf Book 3)
Deadly Conditions (David Wolf Book 4)
Cold Lake (David Wolf Book 5)
Smoked Out (David Wolf Book 6)
To the Bone (David Wolf Book 7)
Dire (David Wolf Book 8)
You can keep up to date with Jeff Carson and his mystery-thriller projects, including a new series starter due out this summer, by visiting his blog at http://jeffcarson.co. Be sure to sign up for the newsletter to get a free copy of Gut Decision and to stay abreast of new releases.
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Police Detective David Wolf solves crimes in the mountains outside of Denver. The novel starts off with an icy plunge off a mountain road, and things get steadily scarier as Wolf tries to save the kidnapped daughter of his new love interest. Enjoyable characters and a nail-biter ending make this an entertaining read.
Expertly done! A very enjoyable read, keeps you interested.
How Author Jeff Carson can keep up the pace of producing books after books that are extraordinarily creative, to the point of being unique, and entertaining in this Mystery Thriller Series fascinates me! Main character, and I confess, now my “book hero”, David Wolf, just keeps capturing my heart. His selfless nature to protect and serve is portrayed so well with Author Jeff Carsons wonderful ability to write great fiction. His mastery over words sends readers on journeys David Wolf takes, albeit vicariously for the reader, time after time. Always a compelling read when Author Jeff Carson puts pen to paper to gift the reader with yet another thrilling, read in this series. I do not wish to ever miss another of Author Jeff Carsons books in this series, or any book he pens his name to. Dire = more than just a wonderful read. Don’t miss this one, or any of the others, in Jeff Carson’s Mystery Thriller Series, and for that matter any book Author Jeff Carson writes. NO disappointments in DIRE, only satiated reading desires….always.
Great characters – lots of depth; they’re not predictable and very human.
This was a great book I enjoyed all of Jeff Carson’s books.
Entertaining, suspenseful and thrilling.
Well written, good visuals. Excellent character development. A page-turner.
Great read with a surprise ending I wasn’t anticipating.
Keeps your attention all through. Very good…
Have enjoyed all the David Wolfe series, characters draw you in and want more.
Sorry, couldn’t get passed the first 20%. Overloaded with details in the wrong places.
Great read
Greatly enjoyed this mystery, and felt it was well written, kept my attention and would recommend.
Love Jeff Carson!! I am so hooked on David Wolf! Look forward to each new one!!
Very good book! Love action packed books such as these. Have read a lot of his books. Love any type mystery that has a good ending!
One of my favorite authors
This is written about the mountains of Colorado that I am very interested in. I could almost picture myself being there.
Love the David Wolf books! Easy to read, I usually finish in less than 2 days.
Entertaining cast of caracters but a bit ho hum….
Really enjoyed this book! Characters were entertaining and the plot moved well. A few twists and turns kept it interesting!