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Fire at Will
Veteran Sheriff’s deputy Will Donnelly gets nailed for stealing $300,000 of drug money and donating it to a charity in memory of his late wife Debra Ann, his punishment is exile—a one-way transfer to the desert wastelands surrounding Joshua Tree station. Will, under the command of a crooked captain sets his sights on a suspected child abductor who escaped prosecution a couple years earlier.
Suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder over his wife’s death, Will discovers that the desert can play devilish tricks on the mind. A woman in a diaphanous red dress and black spike heels, who only he can see, follows him around whispering in his ear. She calls herself Toots and bears a striking resemblance to Debra Ann. She’s pushy, opinionated, always gets her way and has a knack for seeing things Will misses.
Through the heat generated mirages of the Mojave Desert nothing is, as it seems, no one—not even Will himself—can be trusted to do the right thing.
Suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder over his wife’s death, Will discovers that the desert can play devilish tricks on the mind. A woman in a diaphanous red dress and black spike heels, who only he can see, follows him around whispering in his ear. She calls herself Toots and bears a striking resemblance to Debra Ann. She’s pushy, opinionated, always gets her way and has a knack for seeing things Will misses.
Through the heat generated mirages of the Mojave Desert nothing is, as it seems, no one—not even Will himself—can be trusted to do the right thing.
249 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 10, 2017
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About the author
David Putnam
20 books2,056 followersBest-selling author David Putnam comes from a family of law enforcement. During his career, he did it all: worked in narcotics, served on FBI-sponsored violent crimes teams, and was cross-sworn as a US Marshall, pursuing murder suspects and bank robbers in Arizona, Nevada, and California. Putnam did two tours on the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s SWAT team. He also has experience in criminal intelligence and internal affairs and has supervised corrections, patrol, and a detective bureau. In Hawaii, Putnam was a member of the real-life Hawaii Five O, serving as Special Agent for the Attorney General investigating smuggling and white-collar crimes.
Putnam lives in Southern California with his wife, Mary.
Putnam lives in Southern California with his wife, Mary.
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April 28, 2023
I wanted to read a David Putman earlier novel, and choose "FIRE at WILL." It was an unusual crime novel of his. quite entertaining because of two main characters being ghosts. Toots is a handful loud, annoyingsexy approrition that follows him around as Sheriff Will Donnelly is uncover to solve a special under investigation into department corruption.
David Putman is one of the best crime authors that I have read. This novel just is as entertaining as it is a believable crime story.
David Putman is one of the best crime authors that I have read. This novel just is as entertaining as it is a believable crime story.
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