Praise for Her Deadly Game
“Fast-paced legal-intrigue gold that could be improved only by kicking off a new series.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Twist-filled.…John Grisham fans will be pleased.” —Publishers Weekly
“Fans of legal thrillers and crime thrillers will enjoy this tense, pacy page-turner. It begins with a bang and doesn’t let up until the gripping and dramatic conclusion.” —Crime Fiction Critic
“Justice has rarely been this compelling.” —Criminal Element
“Another simply riveting novel from Robert Dugoni, Her Deadly Game is original, deftly crafted, and a fun read from first page to last for anyone with an interest in murder mysteries and suspense thrillers.” —Midwest Book Review
“Her Deadly Game is one of the best murder trial tales to come along in recent years. It’s superb.” —Winnipeg Free Press
“One of the best puzzle books ever! I raced through the pages, which are packed full of compelling characters and taut gamesmanship, desperate to learn the answer to this extraordinary thriller, which is both whodunit and how-dunit. I would follow Robert Dugoni anywhere.” —Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“I adore Robert Dugoni’s legal thrillers, and Her Deadly Game is his best one yet. I loved Keera Duggan’s strength and her heart, which shine through the pages, and I rooted for her every step of the way through this unputdownable story.” —Lisa Scottoline, New York Times bestselling author
“Absolutely riveting. A juicy tale that will leave readers hungry for more.” —Victor Methos, bestselling author of The Secret Witness
“Robert Dugoni has done it again—created a twisty puzzle-box story with one of the most satisfying, jaw-dropping endings I’ve read in a long time. Part murder mystery, part courtroom drama, and part character study of fascinating chess prodigy turned defense attorney Keera Duggan, Her Deadly Game will keep you reading late into the night.” —Angie Kim, international bestselling author of Miracle Creek
Praise for Robert Dugoni
“Dugoni is a superb storyteller…” —Boston Globe
“Dugoni is every bit the equal of Lisa Gardner and Harlan Coben when it comes to psychological suspense.” —Providence Journal
“One of the best crime writers in the business.” —Associated Press
“Dugoni has become one of the best crime novelists in the business.” —Romantic Times (top pick)
“A writer at the top of his game.” —Authorlink
“An author who seems like he hasn’t met a genre he can’t conquer.” —Bookreporter
“Dugoni’s writing is compellingly quick, simple, and evocative.” —Seattle Book Review
“Incredible ride… just whips along but the quality of the writing remains in the stratosphere. One of the best writers out there... Court room at its absolute peak.” —Imran Mahmood, Sunday Times bestselling author of You Don’t Know Me
“A richly-textured legal thriller that brims with authentic detail. Clever and compulsive, Her Deadly Game finely balances a pacy plot with a cast of complex characters. In Keera Duggan, I found that ever-elusive heroine: razor-sharp and tough but also human and relatable. I can’t wait to see what’s next for her.” —Kia Abdullah, author of Those People Next Door
Praise for the Tracy Crosswhite series
“Gripping…Fans of police procedurals will hope Tracy has a long career.” —Publishers Weekly
“Tracy Crosswhite is one of the best protagonists in the realm of crime fiction today.” —Associated Press
“Crime writing of the absolute highest order.” —Providence Journal
“An immensely—almost compulsively—readable tale…A crackerjack mystery.” —Booklist (starred review)
Praise for the Charles Jenkins series
“Reviving all that was tense during the Cold War, Dugoni has fashioned a wonderful series around sleeper agents and one American’s duty to protect those involved.” —Mystery and Suspense Magazine
“Espionage writing doesn’t get any better than Dugoni’s shrewd take on the state of US-Russian relations, as he proves to be not just a literary jack of all trades, but a master of all of them.” —Providence Journal
“Dugoni delivers an exceptionally gripping spy thriller that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“The Eighth Sister is a great mix of spycraft and classic adventure, with a map of Moscow in hand.” —Martin Cruz Smith, international bestselling author
01/09/2023
Keera Duggan, the protagonist of this twist-filled standalone from bestseller Dugoni (The Silent Sisters), works as a criminal defense attorney in her father’s Seattle law firm. She was once a prosecutor, until she ended her romantic relationship with her supervisor, Miller Ambrose, because of his alcoholism, and he demoted her, leading to her departure. Keera now finds herself on the opposite side of the courtroom from Ambrose defending Vince LaRussa, the owner of a wealth-management and investment firm. A noted philanthropist, LaRussa is the prime suspect in the shooting murder of his wife. Despite an apparently solid alibi, the politically ambitious Ambrose charges LaRussa, setting up a high-stakes trial showdown. Keera, a well-developed and nuanced lead, has an additional complication to deal with: a stranger, who knows she’s an accomplished chess player, emails her: “You’re in the game of your life, so play like your life depends on it... because it very well might.” Dugoni’s own litigation experience is put to good use in trial scenes that feel true-to-life. John Grisham fans will be pleased. Agent: Meg Ruley, Jane Rotrosen Agency. (Mar.)
★ 2023-01-12
A Seattle attorney long overshadowed by her celebrated father lands her first murder case, and it’s a dilly.
When he’s accused of shooting his wife, Anne, who was paralyzed years ago in a car accident, one night during a rare Seattle heat wave, wealth manager Vincent LaRussa wants Patrick Duggan, the Irish Brawler, to defend him. But Patrick isn’t available because he’s passed out drunk again. So Vincent has to settle for Keera Duggan, an ex-prosecutor who’s an associate of Patrick Duggan & Associates. What Keera lacks in experience she makes up in finely honed killer instincts. She’s an accomplished chess player who’s internalized a great deal of her father’s sage advice as she’s done her best to steer away from his most self-destructive habits. She’ll need every edge she can get over prosecutor Miller Ambrose, the ex-boss and ex-lover who’s trying the case. Oncologist Lisa Bennet, Anne’s best friend, swears that Anne was alive when she left her that evening, and security cameras on the high-end property showed no other arrivals before Anne’s husband, who turns out to have 100 million motives for murder. A mysterious correspondent calling himself Jack Worthing begins feeding Keera clues, and one of them leads to an explosive bit of potentially exculpatory evidence the prosecution has failed to share with her, inspiring a courtroom video demonstration that marries Erle Stanley Gardner to John Dickson Carr. So why is it that, as the courtroom back-and-forth plays out, Keera can’t escape the feeling that she’s being played by an opponent savvier than her?
Fast-paced legal-intrigue gold that could be improved only by kicking off a new series.
