Books In Sync Recognizes Dead Of Knight By Award Winning Author William R. Potter

Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} DEAD of KNIGHT Is A Jack Staal Mystery:   Your next birthday could be murder!   Believing he is a soldier ofjustice, a misguided young man begins a callous campaign of terror murderingwomen on their birthdays. Convinced of his righteousness he continues hisbrutal crusade forcing the citizens of Hanson B.C. to acknowledge a serialkiller active in their rural community.   The Mounties always get theirman…but not if Jack Staal gets him first!   The Royal Canadian Mounted Policeput their Integrated Homicide Investigation Teams into action. Detective JackStaal and the rest of Hanson PD are invited to support the RCMP. However,Staal, the once elite major-crime investigator reduced to small-town detectiveis desperate for redemption. He ignores protocol to work a case that is not histo solve.   Told from the perspective of bothkiller and cop DEAD of KNIGHT is a cat and mouse thriller sure to delight fansof Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta or Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch.   The First Review:   Author William R. Potter takesthe reader into the heart and soul of his protagonist and into the warped mindof a psychopath. Potter’s first full length novel, Dead of Knight is told from thepoint-of-view of Detective Jack Staal and from the perspective of a killer whomurders women on their birthdays.   Through clever use of back story,we learn that Detective Staal is suffering from post-traumatic stress after ahorrific shooting. Unable to shake the horror of that day, Staal has left hisposition with the Vancouver PD’s homicide squad and has resurrected his careerwith the police service in a fictional country town called Hanson , British Columbia .   Anxious to work the biggest caseof his career, Staal is forced to the outside when the Royal Canadian MountedPolice’s Integrated Homicide Teams are assigned to the case. Not one to sit onthe sidelines, Staal convinces his colleagues to follow his lead and pursue aserial killer the media has dubbed Birthday Boy.   Believing he is a soldier ofjustice, a misguided young man has begun a callous campaign of terror. DamianKnight (Birthday Boy) is convinced of his righteousness and continues hisbrutal crusade of revenge. As his death count mounts, so does Knight’s courageand he soon turns his anger on a fatigued Staal. Staal and Knight play out acat and mouse thrill ride that culminates with an epic, one-on-one meeting ofcop versus killer.     Potter has created an intriguingpolice procedural with a strong main character, a terrific supporting cast, anda plot with twists, turns, and plenty of red herrings. I have read many booksin this genre featuring a main character that is a bullet-proof, womanizingNeanderthal. However, Potter’s Jack Staal takes a pounding, both physically andemotionally. This is one author who isn’t afraid to show his hero breaking downor making mistakes. Potter has penned a captivating tale filled with plenty oftension and conflict, crisp dialogue and an unrelenting pace. He puts us in thestory with vivid descriptions and scene-painting narrative.     I highly recommend Dead of Knight-A Jack Staal Mystery. It is sure to delight fans of Patricia Cornwell’s KayScarpetta or Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch.   Reviewed by Erin Hynd forReader’s Choice Literary Reviews   Book Details: RealTime Publishing ISBN: 9781849610261 Genre: Murder Mystery Thriller   Purchase Links: http://www.theebooksale.com/zen-cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=86&products_id=464   Other Titles: Lighting the Dark Side: Six Modern Tales by William R. Potter   LIGHTING THE DARK SIDE won the 2009 Allbooks Review Editor’sChoice Award for short story collections.   LIGHTING THE DARK SIDE is a collection of six stories. Each selection features leading characters thatlive their lives as normally as possible and then suddenly find themselves inextraordinary situations.   Author’s Links: http://www.booksinsync.com/authordirectory/potterwilliam.html http://www.deadofknightwrp.com http://www.williamrpotter.com   Author’s Email: wrpotter@booksinsync.com   Submitted by Theodocia McLean Owner of Books In Sync Website: http://www.booksinsync.com Submission Date: February 20, 2010

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