Dead Man's Take

Michael Dalton Mysteries #1

by Paul Carr

When Detective Michael Dalton is called to investigate a floater at Little Basin in Islamorada, Florida, he finds a man with a bullet in his head. Dalton is a veteran homicide cop, but suddenly he’s hitting roadblocks. Someone wants to torpedo the investigation. As the body count rises, Dalton suspects his saboteur is involved in the murders.

Trusting no one, Dalton calls on friend Sam Mackenzie for help. Mackenzie, who normally operates on the shady side of the law, brings a computer expert on board, and their efforts uncover a complicated web of deceit.

With each step forward, Dalton knows he must get the killer before the killer gets him.

256 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 20, 2024

About the author

Paul Carr says, "Give me summer beaches, a cold drink and palm trees, and I'm a happy camper." He cut his teeth on books by John D. MacDonald, Ross Thomas, Raymond Chandler, Donald Hamilton, and Robert B. Parker, to name a few, and now enjoys hard-boiled novels by John Sandford, Michael Connelly, Robert Crais and others.
He is the author of eight novels that take place in Miami and the Florida Keys: four Sam Mackenzie Thrillers and four Detective Michael Dalton Mysteries. He lives with his wife on a lake in Georgia where he is working on his next crime novel.

Reviews

[Rob Davis]

Michael Dalton leaves his job in Chicago to move to Islamorada in the Florida Keys. He tries to solve a murder but is suspended after his first day at work by someone stirring up his past. He clears himself of that only to run into snags while the murders keep piling up. Dalton finds out who the real killers are with help from his unregistered hundred sixty pound pet cougar named Cupcake that he rescued from being euthanized. The plot is complicated and makes for a good read.

[bandy]

DYNAMIC

What a GREAT read. Loved the characters, the trio cops Dalton , Chase and Diaz worked so well together!! Hope none are killed off. That Dalton charcter is a top Notch cop. I like the way he solves cases. The story read like I was watching a TV show. Good ending too, wrapped up really nice. Adding this author to my favorite's list.

[Janet]

I'm looking forward to reading the next book in this series featuring Michael Dalton.

[Breanna Savant]

LOVED it, but toooo many characters. 😭 I had to keep a notes section in my phone to keep track and half of them are irrelevant. Worth a read though!!!