Dance for the Dead

Dance for the Dead

"COMPELLING . . . NOBODY WRITES A CHASE BETTER THAN PERRY."<br><br>  *The Washington Post Book World<br><br><br><br>When eight-year-old Timothy Decker finds his parents brutally murdered, it's clear the Deckers weren't the intended victims: Timothy's own room--ransacked, all traces of his existence expertly obliterated *is the shocking evidence. Timothy's nanny, Mona, is certain about only one thing. Timmy needs to disappear, fast. <br><br><br><br>Only Jane Whitefield, a Native American "guide" who specializes in making victims vanish, can lead him to safety. But diverting Jane's attention is Mary Perkins, a desperate woman with S&L fraud in her past. Stalking Mary is a ruthless predator determined to find her *and the fortune she claims she doesn't have. Jane quickly creates a new life for Mary and jumps back on Timmy's case . . . not knowing that the two are fatefully linked to one calculating killer. . . .<br><br><br><br>"Spellbinding . . . Terrific . . . Jane Whitefield may be the most arresting protagonist in the 90s thriller arena. . . . Thrillers need good villains, and this one has a formidable SOB who is cold-blooded enough to satisfy anybody's taste."<br><br>  *Entertainment Weekly<br><br><br><br>"A terse thriller . . . Perry starts the story with a bang."<br><br>  *San Francisco Chronicle<br><br><br><i>From the Paperback edition.</i>