Dead or Alive, Paperback/Michael McGarrity

"A taut and tidy thriller"( San Diego Union-Tribune ) focusing on a manhunt for a deranged killer--from the nationally bestselling author who "gets better and better."( Tony Hillerman ) Living in London while his wife serves as a military attach at the American Embassy, recently retired Santa Fe police chief Kevin Kerney gets an early morning phone call that changes everything and sends him hurrying home to his New Mexico ranch. Riley Burke, his partner in a horse-training enterprise, has been mowed down on Kerney's doorstep by an escaped prisoner cutting a murderous swath through New Mexico. As the killings mount, Kerney teams up with his half-Apache son, Lieutenant Clayton Istee of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department, to hunt for a psychotic murderer with a growing appetite for blood--who has no intention of being taken alive. About the Author: Michael McGarrity is author of the Anthony Award-nominated Tularosa , Mexican Hat , Serpent Gate , Hermit's Peak , The Judas Judge , Under the Color of Law , and The Big Gamble . A former deputy sheriff for Santa Fe County, he established the first Sex Crimes Unit. He has also served as an instructor at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy and as an investigator for the New Mexico Public Defender's Office.