Deep Six: A Novel of Life, Death, Deception, and Betrayal [Paperback]

Donna M. Dean (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2001

This is a murder mystery and a coming of age story. Tondelayo Du Bois was raised in Marin City, California during the 1950s. After she and her adopted sister, Barbara Nadine join the Navy, Barbara is found dead in a room locked from the inside with no signs of violence. Tondelayo knows it is murder and in attempting to bring the culprits to justice, she almost becomes a victim herself.

Read this book to find out why we (The Glencannon Press) thought it was so well written that we created a new imprint (Palo Alto Books) just so we could publish it.

Editorial Reviews

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A story of Marin County that most don't know about, populated by bikers and folks just trying to get by. -- Shirley Wilcox, South Beach Bulletin, May 3, 2001

A wonderful adventure, mystery, coming-of-age novel full of love, pain, hope and disappointment ... richly drawn characters. -- Evince, July 2001

Deep Six has believable characters in a setting familiar to many in the Navy. -- Cmdr. Shannon M.L. Hurley, Great Lakes Bulletin, March 23, 2001

Deep Six has believable characters in a setting familiar to many in the Navy. -- Great Lakes Bulletin, March 23, 2001

Deep Six is a wonderful adventure, mystery, coming-of-age novel that is full of love, pain and hope. -- Mary Murphy, Evince, July, 2001

Deep Six is a wonderful adventure, mystery, coming-of-age novel that is full of love, pain, hope and disappointment. -- Mary Murphy, Evince, July 2001

Donna Dean's Deep Six will pull into a story that won't let go of you until you've finished it... -- Robert Conley, author, Cherokee Dragon

Get your motor runnin' and head out on the highway for this unusual ride through a northern California... -- Patrick B. Pexton, Managing Editor, Naitonal Journal

It's a story of growing up in Marin County, populated by bikers and folks just trying to get by. -- Shirley Wilcox, South Beach Bulletin, May 3, 2001

You won't be able to put this book down until the end . . . -- Josette Dermody Wingo, Author, Mother Was a Gunner's Mate

From the Publisher

We thought so highly of this author's skill that we nominated the book for the Pulitzer Prize.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Glencannon Pr; 1 edition (March 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1889901199
• ISBN-13: 978-1889901190
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,528,072 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Whale of a Tale--Murder Most Foul, March 25, 2001

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This review is from: Deep Six: A Novel of Life, Death, Deception, and Betrayal (Paperback)

Barbara Nadine and Tondelayo wanted nothing more out of life than a chance to continue advancing in their Navy careers. One white, one Cherokee and black , they had survived a poverty childhood together; they had survived the difficulties minorities and `so-called white trash' folks endured in the service to become second class Petty Officers. Everything was copasetic until Barbara Nadine was found dead in a locked duty room on Treasure Island. Locked from the inside. Tondelayo was convinced that her best friend was murdered, but all she had to go on was mother-wit and grit. Along the way, she inadvertently stirred up something sinister, which involved chilling revelations about the forces determined to eliminate her. Scary. Solving the puzzle took her around the Bay Area to the hills of Marin County and to the underground corridors of Oak Knoll hospital, and the surprise ending couldn't have been imagined by anybody but the author.