Now releasing: Deadly Codes by JP O’Donnell
Another mystery/thriller from JP O’Donnell. Check out Deadly Codes:
Deadly Codes: A Gallagher Novel is the award-winning sequel to Fatal Gamble. Daniel Cormac Gallagher, Jr., a Boston private eye, is hired to investigate the death of Jennifer Clark, tragically killed in a car bombing in her own driveway.
Gallagher has been commissioned by Jeanne Campbell, Jennifer’s twin sister, to find a mysterious woman–Jennifer’s secret lesbian lover who vanished immediately after the bombing. While the authorities continue to pursue their suspicions that the terrorist act may have been intended for Jennifer’s husband, Bill, who holds a top-secret position in the counter-intelligence division of the National Security Agency, Jeanne reveals intricate details to Gallagher that intrigue him enough to take on the case. While Gallagher begins searching for the missing woman, he has no idea that a bounty has been placed on his own head. Two hired gunmen are plotting to kill him. Gallagher’s search takes him to Washington D.C. where he discovers that the car bombing is only a backdrop to a complex, treasonous scheme to sell code-breaking formulas to a hostile enemy nation.
As the violent mystery unravels, Gallagher finds himself under deadly attack from two shocking but powerful forces — one he knows and another he never expects.
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March 8th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
A very entertaining well written classic detective story – I really enjoyed the pace and the story twists. JP really knows his genre.
I also think that with 5-6 hours of story time it’s something you can squeeze into a weekend to avoid feeling too cliffhangered between episodes…
March 8th, 2010 at 8:07 pm
Thanks, Alex. I’m glad you enjoyed Deadly Codes. Keep an eye out for Gallagher on the silver screen … a screenplay is underway. I’m also working on Book #3 in the Gallagher series.
March 9th, 2010 at 12:56 am
I just finished up this second story with Gallagher. It’s been a great story. The pacing of the story moves along quickly, the characters are vivid and the plot is well thought out.
As @Alex says, this is a great length too. The 5-6 hours split into half hour episodes is a great novella length story for Podiobooks.
April 11th, 2010 at 6:57 am
I really wnjoyed this book, I thik it’s even better than the first Gallager Novel. Can’t wait for number 3!
April 11th, 2010 at 10:29 am
Hello Dariclone,
Glad you enjoyed Deadly Codes. I appreciate your taking the time to post a comment.
Best regards.
JP O’Donnell
May 30th, 2010 at 11:31 am
A great second Gallager novel. This was even better than the first as I found it much tighter and had been well edited.
For Detective story’s at Podiobooks J P O’Donnell is a MUST listen.
May 31st, 2010 at 2:37 pm
Thanks, Graham. I appreciate your comments. Look for Gallagher on the silver screen …. a screenplay of Deadly Codes has been completed and we’re in the process of developing a budget for the film version.
July 5th, 2010 at 2:10 am
Another entertaining tale, looking forward to the next one. Oh, and the ending, took me a few seconds but when the penny dropped, I had to smile.