Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780800758479
ISBN number: 0800758471
Label: Revell
Manufacturer: Revell
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 320
Printing Date: February 01, 2004
Publishing house: Revell
Release Date: February 01, 2004
Sale Popularity Level: 440389
Studio: Revell
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Patricia Rushford kicks off a thrilling new crime series set in the cozy coastal hamlet of Sunset Cove, Oregon. Featuring determined police officer Angel Delaney, the very first episode is sure to have armchair sleuths turning the pages as fast as they can to discover whodunit? When a police shootout results in the death of a 12-year-old boy, Officer Angel Delaney is blamed, convicted, and condemned by the media and the Sunset Cove community before the case even goes to trial. Angel will have her day in court, but before she has the chance to defend herself, the situation spirals out of control. Key evidence is missing, evidence that could have verified her claim of firing only one shot in self-defense. In short order, the body count rises, and suddenly Angel is a suspect in more than one murder investigation. Heartsick about the young boy's death, and questioning her judgment as a police officer, Angel joins forces with Detective Callen Riley to fight the mounting charges against her.
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I really liked this one. I did not figure it out until the last minute. I really appreciate Christain writers and she is a good one. Books can be exciting and interesting without all the "garbage" and Patricia proves it.
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I just finished, AS GOOD AS DEAD, the third book in the Angel Delaney Mysteries by Patricia Rushford. What a great read! I thoroughly enjoyed all three books. The action, suspense, twists and turns, it had it all. Add that with a little romance and you have yourself a wonderful book filled with intriguing characters and fascinating plot lines.
Book one, DEADLY AIM, follows Angel Delaney as she struggles to deal with the death of a kid that she's shot in a gang related robbery, she begins to question why it is she is a cop. Is it what she wants to do or has she gotten involved in law enforcement to try and earn the love and respect of her father, a veteran cop himself?
In DYING TO KILL, Angel decides to step back from police work and try her hand at being a Private Investigator. When a string of murders happens, all link to her therapist, Angel gets involved. As her list of suspects grows, Angel herself is threatened. She now must figure out who the killer is before she is the subsequent victim.
In AS GOOD AS DEAD, Angel deals with a loss that motivates her to find her brother who vanished several years ago. When Nick, a fellow cop and best friend to her brother Luke is shot and left for dead, she realizes Luke might not be that far away after all. Though she is ever convinced her brother is innocent of what he has been accused of, she realizes she will never know the truth until she can ask him herself.
Along with great plot lines, Patricia introduces a measure of romance in book one, in the form of Callen, the investigator assigned to Angel's officer involved shooting. Though, he is struggling with the death of his wife, he is drawn to Angel. We get to watch there relationship grow and define itself throughout all three books.
I thoroughly enjoyed the Angel Delaney Mysteries. They were quick reads and kept you guessing until the end.
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Angel Delaney has just moved back to her home town after working in Florida for a few years. After leaving behind her nightmares in Florida Angel gets a job as a deputy with Sunset Cove police. Her father couldn't be prouder as he works there himself. Angel was out on duty with her partner Eric about to go on a coffee break when it happened. The pharmacy was held up at gun point and Angel and Eric are called in. Angel sees a boy she recognises as trouble at the scene. She chases him into the old cannery. There Billy pulls a gun on her and Angel has to make a life changing decision. Fearing that her life was in danger Angel uses deadly force on twelve year old Billy. Her life turns upside down from there. Angel feels guilty although all the other officers tell her that they would have done the same thing in her situation. Angel is told that Billy was shot three times. Only Angel is sure that she only fired at Billy once and she almost hadn't even done that. For one minute she hesitated and almost chose Billy over herself. Then to make things even worse Angel finds out that the gun Billy had was a toy and not the real thing. Angel is then forced to take a leave of absence from work. As the new Organ State Police Detective begins to work with the local police department things speed up in their chaos. Angel's apartment is broken into and ransacked. Then her father has a heart attack. To top it all off her lawyer wants her to plead guilty in court instead of taking the time to prove her innocence. People are upset with the course of action the local police are taking and are stirring up publicity calling her a racist pig. Now Angel is taking things into her own hands to solve the confusing mystery of who is trying to get to her and who else shot Billy before it is too late.
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While responding to a robbery call, Police Officer Angel Delaney reacts by shooting a young boy when he aims his gun on her. Her world immediately starts spinning out of control as the incident quickly draws the attention of the media. Even more devastating for Angel is finding out later the gun the boy had pointed at her was in actuality a toy gun.
With the media portraying her in the most unflattering light, Angel starts looking for answers. Investigating the incident is Police Detective Callen Riley. With important evidence from the shooting scene gone missing and facts not adding up, Callen believes there might be more to what happened than meets the eye. Together Angel and Callen team up to solve this mystery.
Deadly Aim by Patricia Rushford was a great start to a promising series. Angel's role as a female officer made the book especially enjoyable for me. The twists and turns throughout the book kept it interesting and suspenseful. This book is definitely a recommended mystery novel.
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Deadly Aim is timely in that it deals with a problem many police officers face--use of deadly force. Rushford, shows how the shooting, in which Angel Delaney is involved, affects Angel herself as well as the community and the family of the victim.
Terrific in that Deadly Aim is one of the best mysteries I've read in a long time. The characters have so much depth and the story seemed so realistic. I loved it and couldn't put it down.
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