Dead Shot

by Annie Solomon

Book Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 044661632X
• ISBN13: 9780446616324
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Forever
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.3" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Dead Shot

In her pictures, she's been murdered. Gillian Gray is trying to draw out her mother's killer with her macabre photos. So far, she has only drawn the attention of the police and a security team. Ray Pierce is her bodyguard and very intent on keeping her alive, but Gillian is reckless and doesn't follow the rules, except the ones she has put in place for herself. Soon, bodies are being found...replicating her work. After Gillian tosses Ray aside, again, and the killer makes his move, will their tumultuous pasts keep them apart or will Ray make it back in time to save her? Annie Solomon's books always draw me in and keep me glued to the pages and Dead Shot is no exception. Gillian is tormented by her past and is fearful of her future. Ray is haunted by his past and his future is uncertain. Together Gillian and Ray make an intense and often times volatile pair. Dead Shot kept me completely absorbed and on the edge of my seat waiting for what would come next. Nannette reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

Different, Dark and Delightfully Thrilling

I could not put this book down. It caught me from the first and held my attention to the last page. Gillian Gray, is a different kind of heroine, she is determined to force the man who killed her mother to come and try to kill her. She is not totally sane, but she is convincingly injured. Her mind has been torn and scarred by the murder. As a child of 8 she finds her mother dead on the kitchen floor and sees the murderer, who growls out a warning to her as he leaves. Now as art she photographs murder scenes, that she stages. They are graphic and horrible for most people to look at. However, she is a very popular artist. Ray Pearce is a former cop turned bodyguard. He quit the police dept for his wife, she never wanted him to become a cop, and then she leaves him for another man. For the last three years he has been unable to deal with the failure of his marriage and the loss of the family he had more than adopted. His ex-brother-in-law was his partner. When he is assigned to guard Gillian we have two terribly, hurt people brought togather by circumstances. And Gillian doesn't want a bodyguard, she wants the killer to come after her and maybe even kill her, she wants closure. She has returned to Nashville for a exhibit at the museum, but her art has brought out protesters and now she finds herself forced to accept a bodyguard when she has not desired one. Both she and her secretary are trained to fight off assasins because she has been preparing for this oppertunity for most of her life. She fully expects to be attacked while she is in Nashville. I found the story different, but enthralling and it kept my attention.These two characters touched my heart. Do not miss this one.

One of my top 3 writers!

Another great book from Annie Solomon! A real page turner, cannot wait for the next! DD

My first Annie Solomon Novel and not my last

WOW I couldn't believe when I picked up this book how much I would love it. Annie Solomon is a superb writer weaving a story of mystery murder and my fave topic romance :) I love the characters of Gillian and Ray but their are secondary characters who also are interesting to read. I would equate Annie Solomons writing as a mixture of Iris Johansen, Lisa Jackson with some Lisa Gardner thrown in for good measure. I have already purchased two more of this authors books Blackout and Blind Curve and am looking to purchase 3 more.

This is a 10-star read

Gillian Gray is not your every-day photographer. Her main subject is herself, posed to resemble a corpse. It's well known that her mother, a famous supermodel, was murdered when she was a little girl. Gillian's choice of profession makes everyone wonder what is wrong with her. What kind of person would want to recreate a murder by taking pictures of herself, posed as a corpse? This is what Gillian does every day. No scenery or animal pictures for her. She prefers the morbid pictures. The whole purpose of this is to goad the killer out of hiding to come after her. Then she will get her answers and find out who killed her mother and why. When Gillian comes home for an art show to display her latest pictures, media frenzy surrounds her. Her pictures are very controversial and protesters picket at her exhibits. After the art show, the media receives a picture a lot like Gillian's portraits, but with a REAL CORPSE in the picture. Someone is killing women and mimicking Gillian's pictures with the corpses. One by one, women are murdered and Gillian starts to fear for her life. Is her mother's killer murdering these women? Has Gillian finally goaded the killer out of hiding? Will the killer come after Gillian to claim her as his last victim? Annie Solomon has written an extremely suspenseful mystery novel! This was my first book by her and I will definitely be looking for her other books. There is never a dull moment in this book, and the suspense never lets up. She writes with such ease, jumping from romance to mystery like a pro. Dead Shot is a romantic mystery with suspense that will have you turning the pages long into the night, waiting to find out who the killer is. This is a 10-star book! Armchair Interviews says: The plot moves right along, full of suspense.