Tallyman a book by D. P. Lyle

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When Sonny Coleman is gunned down while on a late-night run near the community college where he teaches, his mother Erin Coleman, the US Ambassador to NATO, wishes to avoid his death becoming an international media circus. To this end, she hires Bobby Cain and Harper McCoy to discretely investigate her only son's death. Shortly after their arrival in the rural Tennessee town, the body of a young woman is found and it appears she is the latest target of a killer known as the Tallyman, due to his tauntingly carving the victim number into the flesh of each corpse. But the killer, after tallying four murders, fell silent for several years. Why has he resurfaced now and why is the latest victim marked with a seven? Are there two missing bodies? Is his reappearance connected to the seemingly random murder of Sonny Coleman? The suspect list is tenuous at best and Cain and Harper must sort through past and present crimes, as well as Sonny's life, to uncover a ruthless and truly sociopathic killer.
"A fast-paced atmospheric thriller with endearing characters that stay with you long after you finish. A series that keeps getting better and better. Fans of Orphan X will love it."-David Putnam, Author of the Bestselling Bruno Johnson Series

Product Details

Price

$15.95 $14.83

Publisher

Suspense Publishing

Publish Date

August 16, 2022

Pages

296

Dimensions

5.5 X 8.5 X 0.62 inches | 0.76 pounds

Language

English

Type

Paperback

EAN/UPC

9780578295244

About the Author

DP Lyle is the Amazon #1 Bestselling; Macavity and Benjamin Franklin Award-winning; and Edgar(2), Agatha, Anthony, Shamus, Scribe, Silver Falchion, and USA Today Best Book(2) Award-nominated author of 26 books both non-fiction (MURDER & MAYHEM; FORENSICS FOR DUMMIES; FORENSICS & FICTION; MORE FORENSICS & FICTION; HOWDUNNIT: FORENSICS; and ABA FUNDAMENTALS: UNDERSTANDING FORENSIC SCIENCE) and fiction, including the Samantha Cody thriller series (DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND, DOUBLE BLIND, and ORIGINAL SIN); the Dub Walker thriller series (STRESS FRACTURE; HOT LIGHTS, COLD STEEL; and RUN TO GROUND); the Jake Longly thriller series (DEEP SIX; A-LIST; SUNSHINE STATE, RIGGED, THE OC, CULTURED, and UNBALANCED); the Cain/Harper thriller series (SKIN IN THE GAME; PRIOR BAD ACTS, TALLYMAN, and TUNICA); and the Royal Pains media tie-in novels (ROYAL PAINS: FIRST, DO NO HARM and ROYAL PAINS: SICK RICH). His essay on Jules Verne's THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND appears in THRILLERS: 100 MUST READS. His short stories include: "Even Steven" in ITW's anthology THRILLER 3: LOVE IS MURDER, "Bottom Line" in FOR THE SAKE OF THE GAME, "Tonic" in NOTHING GOOD HAPPENS AFTER MIDNIGHT, and "The Favor" in the 2024 Bouchercon Anthology TALES OF MUSIC, MURDER, AND MAYHEM. He served as editor for and contributed the short story "Splash" to SCWA's anthology IT'S ALL IN THE STORY.He hosts the Crime Fiction Writer's Blog and the Criminal Mischief: The Art and Science of Crime Fiction podcast/YouTube series. Along with Kathleen Antrim, he created the Outliers Writing University. He has worked with many novelists and with the writers of popular television shows such as Law & Order, CSI: Miami, Diagnosis Murder, Monk, Judging Amy, Peacemakers, Cold Case, House, Medium, Women's Murder Club, 1-800-Missing, The Glades, and Pretty Little Liars.

Reviews

"A fast-paced atmospheric thriller with endearing characters that stay with you long after you finish. A series that keeps getting better and better. Fans of Orphan X will love it."-David Putnam, Author of the Bestselling Bruno Johnson Series
"Tallyman, the 3rd in D.P. Lyle's Cain/Harper series, may be his best yet. It "Grabs you by the throat on page one and rides a roller coaster of tension, quality dialogue, and superior characters to the very end. A must read for thriller lovers."-Joseph Badal, Author of the Lassiter/Martinez Case Files Series
"A dynamite addition to Lyle's Cain/Harper series. He expertly weaves his knowledge of true crime with a crackling plot and intriguing characters that fairly leap from the page. Highly recommended!"-Weldon Burge, Author of "Harvester of Sorrow"
"A crime thriller of the highest order and an absolute must read."-Jon Land, USA Today Bestselling Author on Prior Bad Acts "Cain and Harper, siblings with interestingly helpful backgrounds, are an unbeatable pair! To say I couldn't put it down is a gross understatement. I highly recommend this book!"-Book Review Crew on Prior Bad Acts "Terrific-truly sinister, scary and suspenseful. Lyle never lets you down."-Lee Child, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author "Skin in the Game hums like a tuning fork in perfect thriller pitch. Heroes Bobby Cain and Harper McCoy are skilled with blade and mind, and the villain here sent chills up my spine from page one on. This is further proof that D.P. Lyle is at the top of his game."-T. Jefferson Parker, Author of The Last Good Guy on Skin in the Game

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