The Dead Years

Name: The Dead Years
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Jeffrey B. Burton
ISBN: 9798331961947

Author: Jeffrey B. Burton

Series: Chicago K-9 Thriller

Narrator: Will Tulin

Unabridged: 8 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/27/2025

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Crime, Mystery & Detective, Cozy, Cozy Animals

Synopsis

A serial killer, dormant for years, reawakens after viewing a Netflix docuseries depicting his string of homicides. The killer is not happy with his portrayal and no one in the cast and crew is safe!

Siblings Cory and Crystal Pratt are still trying to get their lives together after a tragic accident which killed their parents years ago. The only thing that distracts them now is their jobs. With Crystal working as a newly minted detective at the Chicago Police Department and Cory owning a dog training academy with two human remains detection dogs of his own, their professional paths cross every now and then.

Crime, and especially murder, in Chicago is nothing new, but when a string of killings happen that seem to be connected to a Netflix docuseries and its cast and crew, Cory and Crystal are called in to stop the number of bodies from piling any higher.

But when the siblings start poking around the killer's business, the killer sets their sights on the pair . . . and particularly on Cory and his dogs! Will they be able to escape the fury of the serial killer or become the newest victims?

About Jeffrey B. Burton

Jeffrey B. Burton was born in Long Beach, California, grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, and received his BA in Journalism at the University of Minnesota. Novels in Burtonâ€™s Agent Drew Cady mystery series include THE CHESSMAN, THE LYNCHPIN, and THE EULOGIST. His short stories have appeared in dozens of magazines. Jeff is a member of the Mystery Writers of America (MWA), International Thriller Writers (ITW), the International Association of Crime Writers, the Horror Writers Association (HWA), and MNArtists.org. Jeff lives in St. Paul with his wife, daughter, and an irate Pomeranian named Lucy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Annarella on February 29, 2024

I like series featuring K9 and this is the start of a promising one as it's twisty, dark and gripping. I appreciated the surprises, the growing sense of dread and the well rounded characters Highly recommended. Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on October 08, 2024

The Dead Years” by Jeffrey Burton was the first book I read of his, but it won’t be the last. “The Dead Years” is the start of a new series featuring siblings Cory and Crystal Pratt, as well as Cory’s dogs Alice and Rex. Both dogs are human remains detection dogs, also known as cadaver dogs. Cory ow......more

Goodreads review by Diana on March 04, 2024

Thank you Netgalley and Severn House for the chance to read an ARC of The dead years by Jeffrey B. Burton. I discovered this author when I started reading his Mace Reid K-9 mystery series. The dead years is the beginning of a new K-9 series featuring Siblings Cory (owner of a dog training academy) a......more

Goodreads review by Carol on January 06, 2025

This book was so good! I loved the author's Mace Reid K-9 mystery series, and this one looks like it will be a winner, too! The characters are interesting, and the suspense was satisfying. Looking forward to the next installment!......more

Goodreads review by antoinette gabriels on May 14, 2024

Very good story, interesting the whole time I really enjoyed this book and the author , too. The main characters are so likable, especially the dogs. I laughed, gasped out loud a couple times and read this way too fast. I really look forward to the next book by this author.......more