Dead by Midnight, Beverly Barton
Dead by Midnight, Beverly Barton
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Dead by Midnight
The Dead By Trilogy, Book 1

Author: Beverly Barton

Narrator: Karen White

Unabridged: 15 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/01/2011


Synopsis

In murder The last sounds Dean Wilson hears are a clock striking twelve and a killers taunting words. And his death is just the first. One by one, victims are stalked and shot at close range. Only the killer knows their sins, and who will be the next to die at midnight? And in life In the ten years since her Hollywood career imploded, Lorie Hammonds has built a good life in her Alabama hometown. When the first death threat arrives, she assumes its a joke. Then she gets a second. Sheriff Mike Birkett, her high school sweetheart, has avoided Lorie since she returned to Dunmore, but when investigators uncover her connection to a string of recent murders, hes drawn into a case thats terrifyingly personal. Timing is everything. With every murder, the killer edges closer. Soon Lories will be the last name left on his list. Her only hope is to unearth a deadly secretbefore the clock runs out for good.

About Beverly Barton

Beverly Barton (1946-2011) was known for her romantic suspense novels. She wrote over thirty contemporary romance novels and created the popular Protectors series.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alex is The Romance Fox on November 24, 2015

Dead by Midnight by Beverly Barton is the 1st novel in her Dead By Trilogy and is part and #11 in the Griffin Powell’s Series. It takes off from the previous book, Silent Killer and focuses on Lorie Hammonds, Cathy Cantrell’s best friend and Mike Birkett, the sheriff of the small town of Dunmore. Jeez......more

Goodreads review by Robin on November 11, 2018

Lorie Hammonds returned to her hometown nine years ago, hoping to live down her past. Many people in the small town will not let her forget her centerfold layout or the porn movie she made. After receiving some threatening notes in the mail, she contacts the Powell Agency, asking them to look into t......more

Goodreads review by Cindi on April 30, 2010

I am having a hard time putting my thoughts in order to comment about this book. The plot was excellent, but the details of it were so spread out over its large cast that I felt it was very fragmented. It centered around a serial murderer who is killing the cast and crew of an old porn movie that ha......more

Goodreads review by jenjn79 on February 04, 2010

I'm a little bit torn on this book. I thought it was a really good suspense story. Really kept me reading. But on the romance/romantic suspense front, it wasn't quite what I wanted. There were some things that bugged me and kept it from being a 5-star book. Series Note: Hard to say whether this could......more

Goodreads review by Andrea on November 25, 2015

I found this book quite difficult to read… The story line was interesting but I really disliked the main characters… This story has a strong recurring religious theme, there are many religion oriented (Christianity) rants from the serial murderer character. Many of Mike’s thoughts are oriented aroun......more