Dead South [Mass Market Paperback]

Winona Sullivan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2, 1997

MISSING IN MIAMI



Last seen drinking Blue Lagoons in the Hotel Place St. Michel, CIA agent Bradley Locke has vanished into the steamy South Florida night.



Soon thereafter the Miami underworld takes careful note of a beautiful nun driving a red Ferrari through some of the the city's unsavory streets. Sister Cecile, private investigator on special assignment for the CIA, is looking for the missing man. In fact, one Dirty Bobby, formerly employed by Noriega in Panama, could bring her up-to-date about poor Locke. Perhaps he will--for a price. Or maybe he and his pals will just feed the nosy nun to the alligators. . . .



"Equal doses of suspense and humor keep this tale of a kidnapped CIA agent hopping."

--Mystery Lovers Bookshop

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Sullivan, a former analyst for the CIA, portrays the organization as exceptionally inept in her second novel after A Sudden Death at the Norfolk Cafe. When agent Bradley Locke, vacationing in Miami, is abducted after too many drinks with a Panamanian national, the CIA hires PI/nun Sister Cecile Buddenbrooks to find their man. Cecile, who as a teenager infiltrated a spy ring for the organization, agrees and borrows the Miami condo of her lawyer, setting up a facade with 70-something Sister Raphael as representatives of their order in search of retirement property. The lawyer, who's in love with Cecile, gives her a shiny new Ferrari Testarossa, which impresses every man she Raphael meet, including Bradley's kidnappers. While Raphael tracks down a real estate deal, Cecile contacts the Miami CIA representative, who leads her to a killer who wants to make a deal. Meanwhile, the man who originally conscripted Cecile hopes to see her again and flies to Miami with his chicken-pox-infected daughter. Sullivan uses these odd ingredients to spoof CIA operations and agents, but her stilted prose and broad characterization weigh down her tale.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

While on vacation in Miami, a CIA agent disappears. An operative, unknown in the area, is needed to investigate. Gorgeous Sister Cecile, a Boston heiress, private eye, and nun, is summoned. Cecile and cohort Sister Raphael, a sharp-witted septuagenarian, rent a Ferrari and stay in an ocean-front condo. Despite the unusual trappings?or perhaps because of them?Cecile proves herself the equal of the Castro-hating insurgents who kidnapped the CIA agent. Solid prose, conniving characters, and an undercurrent of humor will leave readers eagerly awaiting Cecile's next adventure.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 275 pages
• Publisher: Ivy Books (March 2, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0804115133
• ISBN-13: 978-0804115131
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,210,660 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Best, April 2, 2009

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Winona Sullivan was one of the best fiction writers ever. She won many awards for her writing, and this is one of her best books. Her writing was real, down to earth, and entertaining. Her characters were so real I felt I knew them. Sadly she died before her books could be made into films. But she left us with good wholesome fiction that can be enjoyed by all.

5.0 out of 5 stars If Ludlum wrote mysteries..., November 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dead South (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is well writen, well put together, and genuinely enjoyable reading. I was not able to put it down, with one unique plot twist after another. I highly recomend this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars a really great book!, October 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dead South (Audio Cassette)

this is an excellent book, set in Miami, very entertaining and exciting