The Dead Room
When Special Investigator Darby McCormick is summoned to search for a missing teenage boy, she has no idea the case will come to haunt every waking moment. The boy had been in the care of a man whose fingerprints reveal him to be Frank Sullivan, killed by the FBI some twenty years earlier. And yet here he is - larger than life - and a prime suspect.
Meanwhile, former cop Jamie Russo has just had a close encounter with the man who killed her husband five years earlier while she was forced to watch at gunpoint. And he bears an uncanny resemblance to Sullivan. As Darby digs deeper, she hits upon a terrifying FBI cover-up and the strong possibility her own father's death - shot in the line of duty - isn't entirely as it appeared.
Is it possible to steal an identity? Or are dead men walking in Darby's footsteps? The line between the living and the dead has never been finer.
Chris Mooney returns with a blisteringly paced thriller to haunt your dreams - should you be lucky enough to sleep after reading it.
Masterful, Rooney just gets better and better, The Dead Room has carefully sculptured characters, razor sharp dialogue, and a plot that's as smooth and rich as dark chocolate. Haunting and confusing Rooney pulls the reader into the the very essence of the storyline four star.
Released 6th August 2009
The Author:
Chris Mooney
Chris Mooney is the author of three previous thrillers and his most recent, Remembering Sarah, was nominated for the prestigious Edgar Award for Best Novel. His previous novel is The Missing (2007). He lives in Boston with his wife and son.