[Sam Turner 06] • The Meanest Flood

Sam Turner is doing his best to bury his past, but it’s hard when his mistakes keep coming back to haunt him. First his ex-wife is brutally murdered in her own home. Then, when another of Sam’s exes is murdered, the police are convinced they need look no further to solve the crime. Sam goes on the run, dodging not only the police, but the real killer, and finds himself embroiled in a terrifying mystery where he’s both fugitive and detective. To protect the women who used to love him, he must anticipate the moves of a murderer—and the killer shows no sign of being satisfied.

This is the sixth Sam Turner novel. It’s about magic and talismans and charms and the stuff of dreams. I wanted to write about sleight of hand and escapes and the idea of enchantment and personal illusions.

“I actually fell asleep with only a chapter or so to go and woke up at 2:30am. Couldn’t get back to sleep because I hadn’t finished the book, so I went into my office and did so. Everyone should be jealous that I’ve read it already.” Barbara Franchi, Reviewing the Evidence.