Dead in the Water
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4.6 • 20 Ratings
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- $5.99
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Publisher Description
Overwhelmed by murder, a coroner-turned-sleuth fights to stay afloat in this hard-boiled mystery by the bestselling author of Dead Ringer.
As a single mom and deputy coroner of Sorenson, Wisconsin, Mattie Winston is used to her life being a juggling act. But now that she’s moved in with Detective Steve Hurley and his teenaged daughter, and has started planning their wedding, her home life is looking more like a three-ring circus. At least her workload at the Medical Examiner’s office is lightened by the new hire Hal Dawson. But before Hal can even cash his first paycheck, he’s murdered on a fishing trip with his girlfriend, who’s gone missing. To keep her life from going completely under, Mattie will have to dive deep for clues. But a killer is just as determined to keep the truth from ever surfacing . . .
Praise for Annelise Ryan and her Mattie Winston series
“The forensic details will interest Patricia Cornwell readers . . .while the often slapstick humor and the blossoming romance between Mattie and Hurley will draw Evanovich fans.”—Booklist
“Sassy, sexy, and suspenseful.”—Carolyn Hart
“Has it all: suspense, laughter, a spicy dash of romance.”—Tess Gerritsen
“Another winning mystery!”—Leann Sweeney
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ryan's delightful eighth Mattie Winston mystery (after 2016's Stiff Competition) opens with the Sorenson, Wis., medical examiner testifying at the murder trial of Tomas Wyzinski. It seems like an open-and-shut case, since Mattie found Tomas's girlfriend's head in his refrigerator. Soon after, Mattie investigates the death of Carolyn Abernathy, a young woman who apparently died of natural causes. Neither case is on Mattie's mind when the bodies of her colleague Hal Dawson and his girlfriend, Tina Carson, turn up in the local lake. Pieces begin to fit together to create an unexpected picture all four deaths are related. In Mattie, whose exhausting and often hilarious life includes her detective fianc , teenage stepdaughter, sick friend, upcoming wedding, and energetic two-year-old, Ryan has created an appealing and oh-so-human protagonist. Anyone who has ever raised a child, had a relationship, or juggled a job and a complicated personal life will relate.
