Twice Dead

by Paul Bishop, Stephanie Brush

All of Los Angeles is thrust unto chaos when a professional basketball superstar is charged with a series of murders, and the evidence against the defendant seems overwhelming, until the possibility of an evil twin emerges

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Published January 1, 1996

About the author

A thirty-five year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, Paul Bishop’s career has included a three year tour with his department's Anti-Terrorist Division and over twenty-five years’ experience in the investigation of sex crimes. His Special Assaults Units regularly produced the highest number of detective initiated arrests and highest crime clearance rates in the city. Twice honored as Detective of the Year, Paul also received the Quality and Productivity Commission Award from the City of Los Angeles.

As a nationally recognized interrogator, Paul starred as the lead interrogator and driving force behind the ABC TV reality show Take The Money And Run from producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Based on his expertise in deception detection, he currently conducts interrogation seminars for law enforcement, military, and human resource organizations.

Paul has published twelve novels, including five in his L.A.P.D. Detective Fey Croaker series. He has also written numerous scripts for episodic television and feature films. He currently writes and edits the Fight Card series of hardboiled boxing novel under the pseudonym Jack Tunney.

Reviews

[Carolyn (in SC) C234D · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this a few years ago and noted the following in my reading journal:"LAPD detective Fey Croaker is smart, tough, and troubled. Her rough childhood has made relationships difficult. Now she is determined to find a serial killer who buries young boys alive after sexually abusing them. The killer seems to be an LA basketball star, but Fey can't help thinking that it's a set-up. She falls for a consulting FBI profiler who has a diagnosis of Lou Gehrig's Disease, and ..." The rest is a bit of a spoiler, so I'll skip it.

[Maddy · Rating 3 out of 5]

PROTAGONIST: Fey Croaker, homicide supervisor
SETTING: LA
SERIES: #2 of 5
RATING: 3.0
WHY: Fey Croaker is a 40 something LA homicide supervisor whose latest case involves a serial killer. A popular basketball player is the prime suspect. It's a high profile case, but her team is dedicated to figuring things out. She's also assisted by an FBI agent who has problems of his own. Fey is not terribly likeable. The procedural aspects of the plot were well done, but I had a problem with eye-rolling sex scenes.

[Lexi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well, I don't need to read any more Paul Bishop books. I was curious about the development of the lead character, Faye, and got a bit more back-story in this volume. Still the writing is so full of meaningless cliche and meandering plot lines that I just don't need ever to read any more.

[Neil · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not worth the time of effort.