The Serpent's Kiss (The Derek Stillwater Novels) [Paperback]

Mark Terry (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Derek Stillwater Novels | Publication Date: July 8, 2007

Derek Stillwater, bioterrorism expert for the Department of Homeland Security, already has his bags packed for vacation when he gets the call: "Sarin gas attack on a detroit restaurant. Fifty-two dead." The killer calls himself the Serpent and demands three million dollars. If he is not paid on time, more people will die.
Special Agent Jill Church is assigned to keep tabs on Stillwater. While the FBI brass are playing politics with the press, Stillwater and Church discover a disturbing link to a cult responsible for the sarin attacks on a Japanese subway.
Furious at Stillwater's unorthodox methods, the FBI demands his immediate arrest. Now suspended from the case, Church knows that she and Stillwater are the only ones who can stop the Serpent from releasing sarin gas at a concert. 21,000 lives are at stake-including her own son's.

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.,." a nail-biting thriller that I couldn't stop leading."

About the Author

Mark Terry (Michigan) is a full-time writer and editor. The author of a collection of mystery novellas and a crime novel, he currently reviews books for The Oakland Press. Terry also has a degree in microbiology and experience with infectious disease research and genetics.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: MIDNIGHT INK (July 8, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738708828
• ISBN-13: 978-0738708829
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,766,843 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mark Terry is the author of the Derek Stillwater thrillers, THE DEVIL'S PITCHFORK, THE SERPENT'S KISS, and THE FALLEN, as well as several standalone thrillers, including DIRTY DEEDS, CATFISH GURU, and DANCING IN THE DARK. Born in Flint, Michigan in 1964, he graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in microbiology and public health, which has informed his Derek Stillwater thrillers and other fiction. After spending 18 years working in clinical genetics, he turned to writing full time. When not writing or reading, Mark Terry is a gym rat, lifting weights, biking, running, kayaking, studying Sanchin-Ryu karate, and playing the guitar. Otherwise he spends his time with his wife and two sons in Michigan.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast read, January 5, 2012

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This review is from: The Serpent's Kiss (Derek Stillwater thrillers) (Kindle Edition)

Well, now I've read all three of this series, and I'm wanting more.
Serpent's Kiss is the second of the series. (I read the third one first, who knew?)
I actually think this one is the best of the three, although the hero continues to get beaten, shot, cut, stabbed, and just keeps moving forward.
I read this in one day, I really couldn't put it down, although I had the ending figured out about 2/3 of the way through.
$2.99. Worth every penny. (and a few more)

Okay, Mark Terry, sharpen your pencil, I want more.
(Maybe with fewer misspelled words)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast and Furious, July 11, 2007

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Douglas Quinn "Doug" (Northeast North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Serpent's Kiss (The Derek Stillwater Novels) (Paperback)

The Serpent's Kiss by Mark Terry
Trade Paperback, Midnight Ink, 2007
ISBN#978-0-7387-0882-9

***** Highly Recommended
Review by Douglas Quinn, Author of Blue Heron Marsh, etal

From the very first page I said to myself, "This author can really write," and throughout the novel I wasn't let down. I was immediately drawn in by Mark Terry's pacing and his wry sense of humor, which he weaves into his snappy dialogue and descriptive tapestry.

At first, when the main character was introduced, I was a little put off by how quickly he caved in about getting involved with the case,a serin gas attack-he had other, more important plans-but, hey, Terry is offering a fast-paced thriller here and there is no time for our unconventional hero, Derek Stillwater, to agonize.

As for Derek Stillwater, you've gotta love the guy. He's cranky and impatient and acts on impulses about which the rest of us only fantasize. His foisted-upon-him sidekick, FBI agent Jill Church, is cool, pragmatic and likeable. Jill's teen-aged son Michael is woven nicely into the story, including the exciting climax. Her politically connected boss, Matt Gray, is the perfect foil for both Church and Stillwater. Their antagonist, The Serpent, is diabolical and pure evil. There are many twists and turns and the ending has a nice little surprise that cleverly sets up the next Derek Stillwater novel.

Mark Terry baits his hook, casts it out into the world of the unsuspecting reader and, if you are one of the lucky ones who takes the bait and reads The Serpent's Kiss, you will be glad he reeled you in. Set in Detroit, the pace of The Serpent's Kiss is fast and furious. It's a Derek Thrillwater of a read.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Serpent's Kiss (Derek Stillwater Thriller), March 5, 2011

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S. Ackerman (Central IL) - See all my reviews
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Who would want to kill hundreds of people eating breakfast at a second rate Detroit diner or sitting in a Wayne University lecture hall? This is a fast paced thriller involving Dr. Derek Stillwater (Dept. of Homeland Security), FBI Agent Jill Church, and an inept Detroit SAC. Within 12 hours people are poisoned, others brutally murdered, homes blown up and it just keeps on going. Fabulous adventure.