Wayne's Dead [Paperback]

Christy Tillery French (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 25, 2002

Jackson Daniels, investigative detective with the Knoxville Police Department, is called to the scene of a murder at a ritzy hotel in Knoxville. A dead man lies on the bed, above his mutilated body the words, Wayne's Dead, have been written. Jackson and his team of detectives ascertain fairly quickly that they are faced with a brutal serial killer who has been on the loose in the Southeast for the past twelve years. Choosing married, middle-aged attorneys as prey, the killer seduces them, murders them, and then mutilates the body afterwards, leaving the same message on the wall above the victims. Frustrated over the lack of evidence found at each scene, Jackson and his team frantically search for their perpetrator, never suspecting that the person they are trying to find has been with them from the start.

Editorial Reviews

Review

I totally enjoyed "Wayne's Dead" and I felt I was reading a "Law and Order" script. I recommend it highly! -- Louise Riveiro-Mitchell,Reviewer, Book Review Cafe

This is a well-crafted story with true-to-life characters with the relationships between the characters developed fully. -- Barbara Buhrer, Reviewer, Myshelf.com, August 6, 2002

Product Details

• Paperback: 181 pages
• Publisher: PublishAmerica (May 25, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591291976
• ISBN-13: 978-1591291978
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (124 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,896,059 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Author of Chasing Horses, Wayne's Dead, Chasing Demons, Chasing Secrets, and The Bodyguard series: The Bodyguard,The Bodyguard and the Show Dog, The Bodyguard and the Rock Star, The Bodyguard and the Snitch,The Bodyguard and the Bodyguard. Contributed 5 recipes for Killer Recipes (cookbook donating proceeds to the American Cancer Society) and have a short story (Cat Incarnate) published in Cats in a Dreamspell. The Bodyguard and Bridezilla and Whistling Woman - coming soon!

Chasing Horses - finalist in the Heart & Scroll Madcap Award Contest for Best in Romantic Comedy;

Wayne's Dead - named one of MyShelf's Top 10 Reads for 2002;
published in South Korea by Yacom Publishing;

Chasing Demons - published in Japan by Futami Shobo Publishers;

The Bodyguard and the Show Dog -recipient of the CataNetwork 2006 Single Titles Reviewers' Choice Award and finalist in the Dog Writers Association of America 2006 Writing Competition, Book: Fiction.

Chasing Secrets - Finalist, Dog Writers Association of America 2009 Writing Competition, Book: Fiction; Finalist, EPIC 2010 E-Book Competition, Mystery,Suspense and/or Adventure Romance.

I am also a small business owner as well as member of Mystery Writers of America, Romance Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, Guppies, High Country Writers, Tennessee Writers Alliance, and Tennessee Mountain Writers. I formerly serve on the Skill Build Committee of Southeast Mystery Writers of America, representing East Tennessee and presently serve on the Board of Directors of Tennessee Mountain Writers.

I co-own two small businesses and am a book reviewer for Midwest Book Review - www.midwestbookreview.com

Customer Reviews

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64 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Real Page-Turner, November 11, 2003

By 

Laura Welch (Reno, NV) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wayne's Dead (Paperback)

A serial killer who murders, then mutilates victims and writes "Wayne's Dead" on the wall in their blood. A jaded homicide investigator who is distracted from the investigation by his love affair with a peripheral witness. A psychologist who struggles with his indecision regarding whether or not to contact the police about his patient, the killer. A beautiful young woman who loves the lead investigating detective intensely yet harbors dark secrets. Does the serial killer actually suffer from MPD or not? You decide.

I read this book in one day - the story moves quickly and held my attention throughout the book with characters you love and those you hate. The dialogue seems real-life, some of the scenes are realistically grisly, and the love affair between Jackson and Gillian intense. Reminds me of the Davenport series by John Sandford.

Great read. I highly recommend this one.

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bought this book due these reviews, March 8, 2003

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avidbookreader "Keishon" (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Wayne's Dead (Paperback)

And you all were right.

This book was a captivating read from start to finish. I couldn't put it down. It is a rather short novel but very good. I felt the characters were well drawn and eventually, I did guess the perp at about the first or second chapter. A good mystery that was very good but in a class of its own. I wish there were more books out there by this author that I can find. Thanks to your reviews, I am glad to have read this book.

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spine Tingling Thriller, October 15, 2003

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Cindy Farrell (Knoxville, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wayne's Dead (Paperback)

After reading this author's other two books, I made sure I had enough time to read "Wayne's Dead" without interruption before starting. Again, I was drawn into the story from the first and remained engrossed throughout. I can't decide which of her books I prefer, they're all that good. But if you're a thriller lover, this book will not disappoint. It moves like a "Law and Order" script - fast and succinct, no lapses or dull parts. The charcterization is the best, the dialogue freshly real and gritty, and with vivid scenes. The romantic story within the murder investigation is a real bonus. French writes kind of like a cross between John Sandford and Elmore Leonard.

I won't give a summary since that's been done already and can only add this is a mesmerizing look at a serial killer suffering from MPD and the frantic search by the investigators to track their killer before another attorney falls prey.