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Deadfall
Undercover. Alone. Hunted . . . and Paraplegic.
Another Day at the Office for Pen Wilkinson.
Paraplegic young attorney Pen Wilkinson is unemployed and recovering from violent trauma when the FBI and police offer her an intriguing but risky working undercover at a defense contractor to investigate a young woman's murder. As Pen, under a false identity, probes the company's inner workings, she discovers infiltration by a foreign espionage ring, engaged in stealing top-secret defense technology for rogue nations. As the company's security net closes in on her, Pen presses on, working frantically to learn the identity of the thieves, and of the young woman's killer, before she meets the same fate.
Another Day at the Office for Pen Wilkinson.
Paraplegic young attorney Pen Wilkinson is unemployed and recovering from violent trauma when the FBI and police offer her an intriguing but risky working undercover at a defense contractor to investigate a young woman's murder. As Pen, under a false identity, probes the company's inner workings, she discovers infiltration by a foreign espionage ring, engaged in stealing top-secret defense technology for rogue nations. As the company's security net closes in on her, Pen presses on, working frantically to learn the identity of the thieves, and of the young woman's killer, before she meets the same fate.
- GenresThriller
325 pages, Paperback
Published September 1, 2020
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Brian Lutterman
13 books54 followersBrian Lutterman is the author of the mystery-thrillers Bound to Die, a Minnesota Book Award runner-up, and Poised to Kill, described by the Midwest Book Review as “. . .a masterfully woven tale of tycoons and terrorists.” Lutterman, a former trial lawyer and corporate attorney, writes cutting-edge corporate thrillers, bringing to life the genre’s outsized conflicts and characters. A graduate of the University of Minnesota and Georgetown University Law Center, he lives with his family in the Twin Cities. He can be found on the web at: www.brianlutterman.com
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September 2, 2020Pen Wilkinson is now a former federal prosecutor after her boss felt like she wasn't a team player. This doesn't sit well with her, and when she's presented with an opportunity for a rather unconventional assignment, she takes it. The assignment has her taking a job as a paralegal at DSI, a defense contractor, to dig into the murder of Keri Wylie. Wylie, an attorney at DSI, had made a call casting suspicion on Paul Landrum, whose company holds a significant chunk of DSI shares, but didn't give any hard information to support her concerns.
But once she's on the assignment, Pen can take nothing for granted. DSI's head of security seems to take a particular interest in her, despite her polished cover story. Who can she trust? Just how much support from the FBI does she have? Is Agent Wendy Nomura running this as a rogue operation, with no real backup? And what did Keri Wylie know about Paul Landrum, and why did her knowledge get her killed?
Pen Wilkinson is an excellent protagonist. She's smart, thinks quickly in a jam, and isn't afraid to do the right thing just because it needs doing. She's well aware of her physical limitations, both how they impact her and how they impact her relationships with other people. Wendy Nomura, the FBI agent handling Pen's assignment at DSI, is another strong female character dealing with her own issues in the form of a harassing supervisor who may or may not be on the take.
This book. I reckon if you'd checked my blood pressure as I was reading, it would have been through the roof. Lutterman knows just how to let the story unfold to build maximum tension. He also excels at keeping you on the hook thinking one thing will happen, and then yanking the rug out from under you and going in a whole different direction. I was nearly finished, thought, okay, we've reached the big reveal. But the action wasn't done yet. Deadfall kept me guessing, and kept me engaged, to the very last page.
If you're partial to action-packed thrillers with strong female protagonists, plot twists you don't see coming, and nail-biting suspense, grab yourself a copy of Deadfall and strap in for one wild ride.
But once she's on the assignment, Pen can take nothing for granted. DSI's head of security seems to take a particular interest in her, despite her polished cover story. Who can she trust? Just how much support from the FBI does she have? Is Agent Wendy Nomura running this as a rogue operation, with no real backup? And what did Keri Wylie know about Paul Landrum, and why did her knowledge get her killed?
Pen Wilkinson is an excellent protagonist. She's smart, thinks quickly in a jam, and isn't afraid to do the right thing just because it needs doing. She's well aware of her physical limitations, both how they impact her and how they impact her relationships with other people. Wendy Nomura, the FBI agent handling Pen's assignment at DSI, is another strong female character dealing with her own issues in the form of a harassing supervisor who may or may not be on the take.
This book. I reckon if you'd checked my blood pressure as I was reading, it would have been through the roof. Lutterman knows just how to let the story unfold to build maximum tension. He also excels at keeping you on the hook thinking one thing will happen, and then yanking the rug out from under you and going in a whole different direction. I was nearly finished, thought, okay, we've reached the big reveal. But the action wasn't done yet. Deadfall kept me guessing, and kept me engaged, to the very last page.
If you're partial to action-packed thrillers with strong female protagonists, plot twists you don't see coming, and nail-biting suspense, grab yourself a copy of Deadfall and strap in for one wild ride.
August 25, 2020
Brian Lutterman excels at putting his heroine in harm’s way. In his fifth book in this series which follows 2018’s Nightfall, Pen Wilkinson, a paraplegic attorney who puts her life on the line to expose corporate malfeasance, is working undercover for the FBI at a California technology firm under contract with the Dept. of Defense. This adrenaline-fueled thriller is packed with tension and plot twists guaranteed to keep you turning the pages.
I received an advance review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I give it 4.5 stars. Highly recommended.
I received an advance review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I give it 4.5 stars. Highly recommended.
August 1, 2020
An excellent thriller with a great storyline and a good female character in Pen. Very well written book with plenty of action and suspense. A hard book to put down that you will really enjoy. Highly recommended book and author. Give it a try!
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