Dead Men Can Kill

by Bob Doerr

When Jim West, a former Air Force Special Agent with the office of Special Investigations, moves back to New Mexico his goal is start an easy-going second career as a part time professional lecturer on investigative techniques to colleges and civic organizations. He never envisioned that a practical demonstration of forensic hypnosis with a state university student would stir up memories of an 18-year old murder. When the student is murdered three days later, West finds himself ensnared in a web of intrigue that pits him and the small town's authorities against a ruthless, psychotic killer.

An aggressive reporter for the town's newspaper seeks out West to help her with the story, but after the murder of one of her co-workers her efforts quickly align with West and the Sheriff. As West works closely with the reporter, he wonders if this could be the first real relationship for him since his devastating divorce a few years earlier.

The killer, though, has other plans for her as he believes she has become a threat to his anonymity. The story twists and turns, leading up to a dramatic confrontation.

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First published June 15, 2007

About the author

Bob spent nearly thirty years in the Air Force, all of it with the Office of Special Investigations. He then spent eight years as a financial planner before getting serious about his writing. Selected in 2013 by the Military Writers Society of America as its Author of the Year, Bob has fifteen books published. His fifth book in his Jim West mystery series was a winner in the 2013 Eric Hoffer Book Awards. His book Another Colorado Kill took silver for fiction in the Stars and Flags Book Awards for 2012. The third book, Loose Ends Kill, was selected as a Finalist for the 2011 Eric Hoffer Award and then was awarded the Silver medal for Fiction/mystery at the Military Writers Society of America's 2011 conference. Cold Winter's Kill was a Finalist for the Eric Hoffer Award in 2010.

Reviews

[Valerie Ormond · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dead Men Can Kill brings readers in from the start wondering what could have happened to cause certain reactions. You care about the characters. You want the good guys to win. In a story that shows the darkness of a serial killer against a backdrop of interesting characters, this book's keeps you guessing. Highly recommended, particularly for those who enjoy a scary read.

[Art the Turtle of Amazing Girth · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25

part of my read indy authors project

This was good enough to maybe keep reading if it is a series.

Not rated higher due to a few plot holes which I won't go into here for spoiler reasons.

[Bob Doerr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another personal favorite - obviously.