The Deadline (Jefferson Morgan Crime Fiction) - Softcover

Franscell, Ron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1942266014 ISBN 13: 9781942266013

Publisher: WildBlue Press, 2014

Synopsis

A dying convict’s last request thrusts Jefferson Morgan, a small-town newspaperman into a deadly maelstrom as he explores a fifty-year-old case of child murder – a wound this town still isn’t ready to re-open. Amid threats from unexpected foes and under the most important deadline of his life, Morgan struggles with his own conscience to dig deep into the town’s past, tell the truth no matter the consequences, and unveil a killer who managed to remain hidden for almost 50 years. Before CJ Box and Craig Johnson mined mystery from the Wyoming landscape, bestselling author Ron Franscell introduced readers to Jefferson Morgan and the Winchester Bullet in this outstanding work of fiction, which he followed up with a sequel, THE OBITUARY.
"Ron Franscell has undeniably hit his mark. His masterful storytelling strikes hard at the heart. It leaves his readers stunned one moment and tenderly moved the next. ... a brilliant and engaging blend of fast-paced suspense, painstaking prose and characters so real they could drive down southbound I-25." —DENVER POST
“An impressive debut that will keep you on the edge of your seat”—San Francisco Chronicle

About this title

About the Author:

Ron Franscell is the bestselling true-crime author of "The Darkest Night" and "Delivered from Evil," which established him as one of the most provocative new voices in narrative nonfiction and one of our most popular crime writers. His beautiful literary jaunts in "The Sourtoe Cocktail Club" and "Angel Fire" have also made him one of America's most entertaining storytellers.

Review:

"Ron Franscell has undeniably hit his mark. His masterful storytelling strikes hard at the heart. It leaves his readers stunned one moment and tenderly moved the next. ... a brilliant and engaging blend of fast-paced suspense, painstaking prose and characters so real they could drive down southbound I-25." -- Denver Post

"An impressive debut that will keep you on the edge of your seat!" -- San Francisco Chronicle


"Full of well-drawn human relationships that make the reader care about Morgan and the people who cross his path, but Franscell's second book has healthy doses of crime, death, destruction, violence, sex and page-turning action to go along with its terrific characterizations." -- Rapid City (SD) Journal

"[Franscell] makes us entirely forget that we've been down this road many times. As a bonus, he packs the novel with plenty of fascinating details about the newspaper business. A nice little sleeper of a mystery that deserves a wide audience." -- Booklist

"What separates Franscell from the rest of a large pack of mystery writers is the sheer quality of his writing. ... When you add writing that flows smooth and runs deep, like a proud old river, you have something different: A mystery novel that transcends and separates itself from all the others." --Publisher's Auxiliary

"The Deadline is a masterfully woven mystery, filled with colorful characters." -- Charlotte Austin Review

About this edition

• Publisher: WildBlue Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1942266014
• ISBN 13: 9781942266013
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 340