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Dead or Alive

By: Michael McGarrity
Narrated by: George Guidall
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Lawman turned best-selling author Michael McGarrity presents this thrilling Kevin Kerney novel—packed with gritty action—that “series fans will relish” (Publishers Weekly). Called out of retirement, Kerney must take up the hunt for a psychotic killer who’s been blazing a path of carnage from Texas to Colorado. Fortunately he’ll have help from his half-Indian son, Sgt. Clayton Istee.

More mayhem? Listen to all of our Kevin Kerney titles.
©2009 Michael McGarrity (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC

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one of the best series you will read

Very good, will continue on with the next in the series
Mr. Goodell could read the phone book and make it interesting

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good one!

McGarrity, Connelly, and Sandford are my favorite mystery writers. McGarrity has stopped writing mysteries, I think this was his last. The bad guy is especially bad in this one, but it is an excellent story.

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Always wonderful to roam around New Mexico,.

I love all of Michael's books. I have driven these roads so many times. The description of the land, building s and culture is spot on..

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Nicely Balanced

McGarrity is not good at big plots. His writing is stilted and unbelievably. But put in the west, among horses and he draws the characters so well you can smell them. This story may be too violent for some but that was needed to created the horrible antagonist. Despite the fact his characters act rationally, he creates tension. He never resorts to having the protagonist “run the middle of a street while being chased by cars.” And the ending was very nice.

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The best Kearney book yet

Would highly recommend this book. All of the Kearney series is excellent but this one is exceptional.
George does his usual great job and makes the story even better.

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DEAD OR ALIVE

This series is one of the best ever and I have read about half a dozen and liked them enough to listen to all in the series. Very realistic.

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Grisly over & over. Repellant but well written

It creates a very hate-worthy criminal character that justifies the outcome. I’ve read many of the Kevin Kearney series books & the prior family frontier history saga. Loved or liked the others all of them until this one.

This one is well written too, but got to be too disgusting over & over for my tastes.

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Too grisly for me

Great writing as always but reading so much careless and horrifying death was hard for me. Thank goodness for the ending McGarrity chose.

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Sadistic Criminal

Reading in graphic detail about a sadistic criminal diminished the enjoyment of another good story about Kevin Kearney and the many other good characters crafted by McGarrity. As always, Guidall’s narration is top flight.

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Kevin Kerney at his best

Michael Mcgarrity and his Kerney family New Mexico saga matches Craig Johnson's Wyoming Longmire, story for story. The stories not only give you a view of the old west most Easterners never see, but they also weave , mystery, and crime solving along with the development of various personalities that you believe e are real people. My only critique is that the books are out of order for Kevin Kerney which causes you to backtrack.

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