The Devil's Bed by William Kent Krueger (English) Mass Market Paperback Book

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When the President's father-in-law is hurt in an accident, First Lady Kate Dixon returns home to be at his side. Assigned to protect Kate, Secret Service agent Bo Thorson soon falls under her spell and suspects the accident was part of an intricate assassination plot against Kate.

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From the creator of the critically acclaimed, award-winning Cork O'Connor mystery series comes a haunting, atmospheric, conspiracy thriller.When President Clay Dixon's father-in-law — a former vice president — is injured in a farming accident, First Lady Kate Dixon returns to Minnesota to be at his side. Assigned to protect her, Secret Service agent Bo Thorsen soon falls under Kate's spell. He also suspects the accident is part of a trap set for Kate by David Moses, an escaped mental patient who once loved her. What Bo and Moses don't realize is that they're caught in a web of deadly intrigue spun by a seemingly insignificant bureaucratic department within the federal government. Racing to find answers before an assassin's bullet can kill Kate, Bo soon learns that when you lie down with the devil, there's hell to pay.

Author Biography

William Kent Krueger is the award-winning author of?ten Cork O'Connor novels, including"Heaven's Keep "and "Vermilion Drift. "All are available from Atria Books. He lives in the Twin Cities with his family. Visit his website at

Review

"The Denver Post" [Krueger] pulls the reader in on the first page and holds him fast until the satisfyingly correct wrap-up on the last. Edgar Award-winning author Steve Hamilton When you read a William Kent Krueger book, you're taken back to a place so real it's like home, with characters so close to you they feel like family....[He's] so good I want to kill him. Edgar Award-winning author T. Jefferson Parker Krueger not only tells a cracking good suspense story, but he tells it with deep insight. He understands the eternal battles that draw good people into bad deeds. He understands heartbreak and hope. He understands violence and gentleness. Otto Penzler Krueger writes the kind of novels mystery lovers love to read: well written, both character- and plot-driven, with tense scenes and surprise endings. "Nonstop action...[a] suspenseful, blood-soaked climax."

Long Description

From the creator of the critically acclaimed, award-winning Cork O'Connor mystery series comes a haunting, atmospheric, conspiracy thriller.When President Clay Dixon's father-in-law -- a former vice president -- is injured in a farming accident, First Lady Kate Dixon returns to Minnesota to be at his side. Assigned to protect her, Secret Service agent Bo Thorsen soon falls under Kate's spell. He also suspects the accident is part of a trap set for Kate by David Moses, an escaped mental patient who once loved her. What Bo and Moses don't realize is that they're caught in a web of deadly intrigue spun by a seemingly insignificant bureaucratic department within the federal government. Racing to find answers before an assassin's bullet can kill Kate, Bo soon learns that when you lie down with the devil, there's hell to pay.

Review Quote

The Denver Post [Krueger] pulls the reader in on the first page and holds him fast until the satisfyingly correct wrap-up on the last.

Details ISBN0743445856 Author William Kent Krueger Short Title DEVILS BED Pages 470 Publisher Pocket Star Books Language English ISBN-10 0743445856 ISBN-13 9780743445856 Media Book Format Mass Market Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 2003 Publication Date 2003-12-31 Imprint Simon & Schuster Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Residence St. Paul, MN DOI 10.1604/9780743445856 Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2003-12-01 We've got this

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