Nothing to Lose [Paperback]

S.K. McClafferty (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2006

Twelve years ago, the brutal murders of the Call family rocked the sleepy town of Nazareth, New Mexico - and a copycat killer has just struck again: Another family. Same M. O. Same house where Deke Call grew up, the only person to survive the bloodbath. Now, he's an undercover cop gone bad, shattered by the violent deaths of everyone he ever loved. Three names are tattooed on his flesh...his mother, sister, and the manipulative prostitute who betrayed him to a vicious gang. His only chance for redemption: find the murderer. His saving grace: Anna Sandoval. Anna is beautiful - and tough - with a journalist's understanding of the dark side of the human psyche. Drawn inexorably to Deke, her obsession with the murders rivals his own. But their intense emotional - and sexual - attraction is about to explode. Each has secrets that bind them to a terrible night of long ago...and to each other...

Editorial Reviews

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"Distinctive...dramatic...pours on the intrigue and thrills."

About the Author

S. K. McClafferty turns up the sensual heat in this suspenseful tale of an undercover cop obsessed with tracking a murderer and the beautiful journalist who is drawn to him by dangerous desire.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Zebra; Regular Print/Single Titl edition (August 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821778455
• ISBN-13: 978-0821778456
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 3.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,439,744 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

S. K. McClafferty launched a writing career in 1991 as Selina MacPherson. Seven historical romances later, she branched out into contemporary romantic suspense with her current pseudonym. She has written and published thirteen books and numerous short stories. McClafferty lives in the small, riverside village of Rosston, in the house where she grew up. She enjoys spending time with her dogs and working on her 150-year-old home.

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Romantic Suspense, August 13, 2006

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Elaine C McTyer "avid reader" (Dawson, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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Anna Sandoval has come to the small town of Nazareth, New Mexico with her own agenda. She is a reporter from D C but she has a secret tie to this town. Feeling safe in her ananimoity she is investigateing the death, of the Call family. A triple murder that happened twelve years ago. At least a double murder, the mother was never found. A suspect was arrested and he committed suicide in the local jail. However, Anna knows more than she is telling and she knows that he was not the murder.

Deacon Call is a bad boy cop with burn out. HE is also the only surivor of the CAll family, he was not at home when the murders happened. Deke has returned home to try to find his way out of the misery and pain from his last undercover operation. He must find his way out of the bottle and back into a life he isnt sure he wants. When he finds out Anna is questioning others about the murder he is incensed. Then another murder exactly like the one that took his family happens in the same house.

Maybe he doesn't want to live anymore but he can't go until he has resolved the freak murders, in case they are connected to his family. Anna and Deke are finally forced by the deep attraction between them to join forces. Deke's Uncle is being attacked in the dark of night and now he has been shot. What is going on?

Absolutely great, had me from the first page and took me on a long ride. I hated for it to end. Wish there were more authors out there who can give me such a great treat. I loved it.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing to Lose, June 16, 2007

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Doris J. Cook - See all my reviews
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This was a really great book.

Twelve years ago in Nazareth, New Mexico a family was brutally slain. The only survivor was one son, Deke Call. And at the same time Deke's mother went missing.
The man that was arrested for the murder was a drifter and he killed hisself in his cell.
After 12 years, Deke Call comes home to find answers to the murders and what happened to his Mother.
Also there is a new woman in town, Anna Sandoval. She is writing a book about the call murders.
Anna and Deke are attracted to each other, but they both have secrets from their past that could distroy and kind of relationship.
Someone is shooting and messing with Deke's Uncles's ranch. And someone is trying to kill or scare Anna off.
Then the unspeakable happens again in the house that Deke grew up on. The Father and son of the family are killed and the wife is missing.
Coincidence? Or is the real killer back?

This book was so fast paced that it was hard to put it down. Even though I figured out the killer early in the book, the ending was still good.

2.0 out of 5 stars JUST O.K., April 6, 2009

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THIS BOOK WAS JUST OK. THAT'S NOT SAYING A LOT SINCE I AM A SUCKER FOR "BAD BOY TURNS GOOD" STORIES. WASN'T INTENSE BUT IT WAS OK.