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The Grim Reaper's Dance
The Grim Reaper's Dance
Author: Judy Clemens
When Casey Maldonado and Death hitch a desperate ride away from one disaster, they throw themselves right into the middle of another one. The semi in which they are traveling crashes, and before the Grim Reaper takes Evan the Trucker away, Evan whispers to Casey about a stash hidden in the truck that she should keep away from them. — Th...  more » turns out to be a band of men who want that package no matter what it takes, and they believe Casey knows where -- and what -- it is. Alone and injured, with neither money nor identification, Casey escapes from under the noses of the ER doctors and her pursuers, and hides out in the cornfields of Kansas. The valuable stash turns out to be photos, truck manifests, and other information pointing Casey toward something big and complicated -- a conspiracy? Smuggling? Blackmail? She can't be sure.

Casey, uncertain how to proceed, is led by Death to a group of teenagers looking for something other than dust and crops to fill their days -- and their nights. Using their limited resources, she finds her way into a maze of greed and desperation -- and into the clutches of people who don't care who gets hurt as long as they get what they want.

Casey is determined that no one else should die because of the desires of one group of criminals, and finds herself defending not only herself, but the teenagers, a few other kind locals, and perhaps even the trucking industry itself.
ISBN-13: 9781590587324
ISBN-10: 1590587324
Publication Date: 8/1/2010
Pages: 350
Edition: Large type / large p
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Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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Second in a series, and if you haven't read the first one you'll be puzzled about Casey's circumstances for a bit, but there's enough backstory to get it eventually. One of the things I liked about this one was that while there's a conspiracy, the villains are not exceptionally competent or capable of thinking a long way ahead. They have smart moments which puts Casey in trouble, but they are not all-seeing nor completely idiots. Casey is likeable, although it stretched belief about the amount of punishment she could take and still get up and fight. I also had difficulty believing in the number of people in this small town who would take in a homeless woman, clothes covered in blood and no ID, assist her every need, not to mention hiding her from the cops. Still, good pacing, interesting puzzle, nice teenagers.


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