Deadline man

He's a man whose life is so intertwined with his job that we know him only as "the columnist." He writes for a newspaper in Seattle, isn't afraid to stir up trouble and keeps his life -- including his multiple lovers and his past -- in safe compartments. It's all about to be...

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Main Author: Talton, Jon
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Scottsdale, AZ. : Poisoned Pen Press, 2010.
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Summary: He's a man whose life is so intertwined with his job that we know him only as "the columnist." He writes for a newspaper in Seattle, isn't afraid to stir up trouble and keeps his life -- including his multiple lovers and his past -- in safe compartments. It's all about to be violently upended when he goes out on what seems like the most mundane of assignments, looking into a staid company that "never makes news." But from the moment one of his sources takes a dive off a downtown skyscraper, the columnist is plunged into a harrowing maze of murder, intrigue and secrets that powerful forces intend to keep hidden at all costs.--From Amazon.com.
Physical Description: 276 p. ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 9781590587140
1590587146
Author Notes: Jon Talton is a fourth-generation Arizonan and the author of the David Mapstone mysteries, Concrete Desert, Cactus Heart, Camelback Falls, Dry Heat and Arizona Dreams . The Washington Post has lauded Talton as "a strong new voice in contemporary hardboiled fiction." Dry Heat won the Arizona Highways Fiction Award in 2005. Arizona Dreams was a BookSense Pick. Jon's writing was developed over 20 years as a journalist, working for newspapers in San Diego, Denver, Dayton, Cincinnati and Charlotte. Jon's columns have appeared in newspapers throughout North America. In 2001, he returned to Phoenix as a columnist for the Arizona Republic. Before journalism, Jon worked as an ambulance medic in the inner city of Phoenix. He now lives in Seattle, Washington.