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Deadline (Mass Market Paperback)

by John Dunning (Author) "Walker thought of himself as a hardened man..." (more)
Key Phrases: circus fire, Joanne Sayers, New York, Bill Neal (more...)

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When a circus tent fire results in the death of a young girl, reporter Dalton Walker searches for leads while juggling a second story about a young Amish woman who left her home to become a dancer in the Big Apple. Reprint. Tour.

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Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Pocket (February 1, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0671003526
ISBN-13: 978-0671003524
Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 5 ounces

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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Joanne Sayers, New York, Bill Neal, Melinda Baker, Radio City, Diana Yoder, Jacob Yoder, Roland Simon, Jerry Wayne, Kevin Lord, Malcolm Dawes, Hiram Byrnes, Virgil Craig, Dalton Walker, Blanton Smith, Gregory Peck, Joan Brox, New Jersey, Barney Southworth, Beverly Sills, Hal Gunther, Michael Yoder, People's Army, Special Agent, Daniel Yoder

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The Holland Suggestions: A Novel by John Dunning on 4 pages
Booked to Die (Cliff Janeway Novels) by John Dunning in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
Looking For Ginger North by John Dunning in Front Matter
On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio by John Dunning in Front Matter
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler in Front Matter

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not like the others, but still good, May 23, 2002

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This is a solid thriller featuring Dalton Walker, a prize-winning reporter who gets a job with a local newspaper. His first assignment is to interview one of the Rockettes from Radio City Music Hall, Diana Yoder. She comes from an Amish background and the editor thinks her story would be a great human-interest piece--what with all the inherent conflict. What he finds out is the reason he was assigned this is that she does not give interviews. The editor has made her reporter-shy. Meanwhile, and eight-year-old girl has died in a fire. The police wait for her family to come forward to claim her body--but they never do.

Others have said that this is not up to the author's later works (e.g., Booked to Die; Two O'Clock, Eastern Wartime), and this is true. But a John Dunning novel always has a lot to offer. This is not a pedestrian novel. Unlike most mysteries/thrillers, but like other Dunning novels, the focus is more on characterization and detail than on any unanswered questions. This makes for a slower read, but a nonetheless engrossing one. When Dunning writes about something you can be sure he has researched it. The evocation of Amish life in this book is like none I've read since James Michener's The Novel.

There is plenty to enjoy here. Dalton Walker is a character I would like to revisit.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A page turner., July 7, 1997

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Deadline is early Dunning at his best. The story is tight and fast-paced; it kept me reading late into the night. If you're a fan of the _Bookman_ series you'll enjoy _Deadline_.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great early Dunning, February 2, 1998

By	Lyle W. Gray (Cedarburg, Wisconsin USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you like Dunning's later works you will enjoy this one. It was like reading Grisham's first piece "A time to kill" after some of his later ones...a bit rough, but clearly the author we have grown to love. This story is a great read if you like exploring both the physical and psychological worlds.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Mystery About 1960's Radicals
John Dunning has a great way with words and has created another good page-
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5.0 out of 5 stars review of Deadline by John Dunning
John Dunning, as usual is great. Every one of his books seems to be better than the last.

Published on June 29, 2006 by Audrey L. Stahl

4.0 out of 5 stars A simpler/starker Dunning
This was written well over a decade before Dunnings masterful Cliff Janeway novels. The prose is leaner and the plot is not as intricate here in Deadline. Read more

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I loved this one. A refreshing read. Go And Buy This One and Keep It As A Treasure ...

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