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Sam McRae Mystery #4
Deep Six
FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF "IDENTITY CRISIS" Maryland lawyer, Stephanie Ann “Sam” McRae, is strapped for cash, when an old college friend asks her to help a citizens group fight a controversial development. Though loathe to take a zoning case, Sam is persuaded by the unusually high retainer, but the matter become personal when Sam finds Linda murdered. Finding the citizens group itself sharply divided, Sam investigates, needing to keep the client but not sure who to trust. When her investigation reveals a tangled web of lies, political corruption, and double-dealing, the search for Linda's murderer puts Sam's own life in danger. PRAISE FOR DEEP SIX "Sassy, savvy Sam McRae is back and as determined as ever to see justice done. DEEP SIX opens with a gripping hook and delivers a carefully paced legal procedural leading to a satisfying, thought-provoking ending. A read you won't want to miss." -- Donna Fletcher Crow, author of A NEWLY CRIMSONED RELINQUARY, THE MONASTERY MURDERS "When a simple zoning case escalates to betrayal and murder, Sam's back is to the wall as she wonders who to trust. When people start dying, she must quickly uncover the truth before becoming one more victim. With long odds against her, Sam desperately navigates a complex web of deceit in this tense action tale." -- Dale T. Phillips, author of A SHADOW ON THE WALL "Debbi Mack is back with another installment of her Sam McRae series. One thing you can always count on from Mack is sharp, realistic dialogue, and in DEEP SIX, she once again delivers. Sam McRae is a tough lady, but an everywoman, as well. … From the opening line of this novel to its satisfying ending, Mack delivers a great, gritty, gorgeous mystery." -- Frank Zafiro, author of the River City series and other novels
- GenresThriller
276 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 18, 2015
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About the author
Debbi Mack
20 books137 followersDebbi Mack is the New York Times bestselling author of the Sam McRae Mystery Series. She's also published a young adult novel called INVISIBLE ME and a thriller entitled THE PLANCK FACTOR.
She's the author of DAMAGED GOODS, the first book in a series about a female Marine veteran sleuth named Erica Jensen, which was nominated for a Shamus Award. The sequel is called FATAL CONNECTIONS, and she's currently working on the third novel. She's also written short stories, including one nominated for a Derringer. In addition, she writes screenplays and is interested in filmmaking.
Debbi hosts and produces a podcast called the Crime Cafe, in which she interviews crime, suspense, and thriller authors: http://www.debbimack.com/crime-cafe/
Debbi co-hosts and produces Dark and Twisted Alleys: A Film Noir Podcast with crime and horror author F.R. Jameson.
Debbi is a "recovering lawyer", who enjoys reading, movies, travel, baseball, walking and espresso--not necessarily in that order. She and her husband live in Columbia, MD, with their family of cats.
She's the author of DAMAGED GOODS, the first book in a series about a female Marine veteran sleuth named Erica Jensen, which was nominated for a Shamus Award. The sequel is called FATAL CONNECTIONS, and she's currently working on the third novel. She's also written short stories, including one nominated for a Derringer. In addition, she writes screenplays and is interested in filmmaking.
Debbi hosts and produces a podcast called the Crime Cafe, in which she interviews crime, suspense, and thriller authors: http://www.debbimack.com/crime-cafe/
Debbi co-hosts and produces Dark and Twisted Alleys: A Film Noir Podcast with crime and horror author F.R. Jameson.
Debbi is a "recovering lawyer", who enjoys reading, movies, travel, baseball, walking and espresso--not necessarily in that order. She and her husband live in Columbia, MD, with their family of cats.
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March 22, 2015
DEEP SIX is the best yet in Debbi Mack’s Sam McRae series. The plot is sophisticated and even twistier than those of the previous novels. The characters are quite credible, especially, of course, the heroine Sam McRae, and although the characters are well drawn in her other novels, I think Mack has gotten even better at making them live. Add the good writing and vivid language, and the novel’s a winner. I recommend this to mystery buffs everywhere. And at a current price of 99 cents for the Kindle edition, you can’t go too far wrong.
October 10, 2019
This is the fourth book in the Sam McRae Mystery series and has Sam struggling to manage with a dire cash flow problem, caused by a lack of work and funds. She is a Maryland lawyer and has her own small office. She takes on a job she wouldn’t normally do, to help settle a land zoning dispute for her old college friend Linda Parker. Shortly after she starts the investigation, Linda is murdered. Matters have just jumped from an easy side-line case, straight into the frying pan. It seems some people are after a quick decision on a controversial plot, wanting to build a large development in wetlands. Somehow this organisation got a fast tracked approval to start building and the local residents are up in arms and have formed a protest group, which Linda was advising before her demise.
The group of protesters is split and undecided amongst themselves and the murder of Linda just makes matters worse. More people start dying and she has to figure out who she can actually trust. There is a tangled web of lies, corruption on a city level of political influence and lots of double-dealing. Who is behind everything and desperate to get the protesters away from the site will eventually be figured out by Sam we hope. How such a simple request to work on the protesters zoning request could turn out so deadly is hard to fathom, but it does, which adds to the enjoyment reading the book.
Certain local council and government people are mired in the muck, hidden behind the scenes and from untraceable bank accounts, showing who actually owns the piece of land in question. Some of the protesters group have left, after threats were made to some and damage done to members cars. Others are hiding their allegiance on the group, with possible links to those that own the land and local politicians! Sam certainly has quite a muddle to sort out. After her friends sudden death, whether she is still employed by the residents group, is under question, as Avril is not exactly keeping in touch or being very civil. She has political aspirations of her own apparently.
To keep her small business afloat she has to call in favours from her private investigator friend to check backgrounds on the people she is working with and against and even the receptionist of her landlord, who helps pay her rent to keep her going! A sad part where you realise that missing opportunities to visit or to see friends and long lost colleagues can so easily be missed and then it could be too late as is the case for Sam and Linda. An environmental conundrum as some seek to hide matters and delay as long as possible to cover things up. A well written mystery and unusual to have a lawyer as the main character in this genre, but it works! I can’t wait for the next Sam McRae mystery to come out. I received an ARC copy of this book from the author and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
The group of protesters is split and undecided amongst themselves and the murder of Linda just makes matters worse. More people start dying and she has to figure out who she can actually trust. There is a tangled web of lies, corruption on a city level of political influence and lots of double-dealing. Who is behind everything and desperate to get the protesters away from the site will eventually be figured out by Sam we hope. How such a simple request to work on the protesters zoning request could turn out so deadly is hard to fathom, but it does, which adds to the enjoyment reading the book.
Certain local council and government people are mired in the muck, hidden behind the scenes and from untraceable bank accounts, showing who actually owns the piece of land in question. Some of the protesters group have left, after threats were made to some and damage done to members cars. Others are hiding their allegiance on the group, with possible links to those that own the land and local politicians! Sam certainly has quite a muddle to sort out. After her friends sudden death, whether she is still employed by the residents group, is under question, as Avril is not exactly keeping in touch or being very civil. She has political aspirations of her own apparently.
To keep her small business afloat she has to call in favours from her private investigator friend to check backgrounds on the people she is working with and against and even the receptionist of her landlord, who helps pay her rent to keep her going! A sad part where you realise that missing opportunities to visit or to see friends and long lost colleagues can so easily be missed and then it could be too late as is the case for Sam and Linda. An environmental conundrum as some seek to hide matters and delay as long as possible to cover things up. A well written mystery and unusual to have a lawyer as the main character in this genre, but it works! I can’t wait for the next Sam McRae mystery to come out. I received an ARC copy of this book from the author and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
September 27, 2019
Debbie Mack has really stepped up her game with the latest in the Sam McRae series, Deep Six. The plot follows an intriguing storyline dealing with corrupt politicians, land developers and the minions vying for their share of the pot of gold. That is, land that is purported to be clean and ready for a vast complex development. Murder & mayhem ensue as Sam steps out to help an old college friend unveil the corrupt practices tied to this massive land development project. Ms. Mack does an excellent job of emphasizing the behind the scenes wangling that goes on within seemingly benign city government offices and the shady deals made therein. The character of Sam McRae develops ever more strongly and courageously as she seeks to obtain justice for those being taken advantage of and uncovering the unsavory depths of those supposedly serving the public. Turning out those wealthier reprobates who use the "system" for their own self-serving purposes strikes a chord with the problem associated with a lot of politicians at varying levels of government throughout our country today.
A great read that really holds the reader's interest and a great ending to a terrific series!!!
A great read that really holds the reader's interest and a great ending to a terrific series!!!
September 29, 2019
Debbi Mack has a winner with Deep Six. Sam McRae is in need of cash, so she takes a case she really doesn't like. The big retainer helped her console her mind in taking the case until her friend Linda is found murdered. Now it's personal and things are getting really deep. Lies, deceit, Sam isn't sure whom to trust or IF she can trust anyone. The question is, can she survive? I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
August 10, 2019
I received an ARC of this book and this is my honest review. An action packed story about lawyer Sam McRae and the trouble she gets into. Debbi Mack has done it again with believable characters that the reader can identify with and cheer on. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys books with strong female leads.
September 29, 2019
A Fantastic add to this series. This is faced past and keeps you intralled through the whole read. Its a real page turner. The Author does a Fantastic job at building the story and the characters. I definitely recommend this read.
Shauna Joesten
Shauna Joesten
August 27, 2019
Another excellent Sam McRae mystery with great well developed realistic characters. Contains an excellent plot with plenty of action. A hard to put down book that I highly recommend.
October 14, 2019
I have read all four of this series and each one gets better. LOve this series.
September 30, 2019
Another Sam McRae thriller. Sam gets a call from an old friend, Linda, who wants here to represent her home owners group in a zoning appeal. Sam begins to investigate and finds out Linda is dead. A group wants to build over a wet zone. This group got a fast track approval to build. The more Sam investigates, the more she finds wrong doing. Other people in the case against this group are getting threats. There is something they want to keep hidden. This is a page turner thriller.
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