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SMOKE & MIRRORS

Smoke & Mirrors, April 2008
by John Ramsey Miller

Dell
Featuring: Winter Massey
416 pages
ISBN: 0440243106
EAN: 9780440243106
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"The murdering master of disguise returns to haunt Winter Massey."

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SMOKE & MIRRORS
John Ramsey Miller

Reviewed by Morgan Chilson
Posted March 16, 2008

Suspense | Thriller Police Procedural

When a young babysitter is killed by a bullet, Winter Massey suspects it's not an accident as local police first decide. But when he delves into the happenings in the Mississippi Delta, Winter begins to realize that something insidious is going on and he accepts Sheriff Brad Barnett's invitation to be a part of the investigation. So much for his family vacation and hunting trip.

Quickly, Winter learns his first suspicions are correct -- Paulus Styer is back. This time, Winter is determined to destroy that murdering master of disguise. But what brought Styer to the area? Bodies are piling up and a young girl is missing. Winter and Alexa Keen, his FBI agent friend who faced Styer with him before, must quickly probe through the disconnected events and figure out what is plaguing this small-town community.

Mr. Miller delivers his usual tense, intelligent and absorbing thriller. Winter Massey continues to be a hero to love. Styer is a chilling bad guy who can easily give you nightmares. Don't miss this series.

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SUMMARY

One shot
One warning
and no end in sight

The murder was shocking in its brutality: A thousand-yard high-velocity shot that left an innocent nineteen-year-old babysitter dead on a Mississippi plantation. At first, police called it a hunting accident. But the killer left a calling cardβ€”for ex–U.S. marshall Winter Massey. And when Massey investigates, he knows exactly who the shooter is. He just doesn’t know why.…

Once Massey dueled an elite assassin. Now, in a land of fading plantations and a booming casino industry, this sworn enemy has resurfaced to play a cat-and-mouse game of revenge. While Massey ignites a hunt for the killer, another murder is committed and violent secrets are exposed inside a powerful gambling conglomerate, in the star-crossed family of a beautiful landowner, and even within the FBI itself.… For Massey, the hunt for the sniper is personal. But the more he learns, the more he suspects that he’s being blinded by a whole lot of smoke and mirrorsβ€”behind which lies the most explosive secret of all.…

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