{"product_id":"a-death-in-the-deluge-9781648756962","title":"A Death in the Deluge","description":"\u003cb\u003eBrian Thiem, a former detective and cold case investigator, returns with a mystery that's intricately built, character-rich, and full of quiet menace. \u003ci\u003eA Death in the Deluge\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Thursday Murder Club\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOnly Murders in the Building\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe water is rising. Time is running out. And somewhere, a killer waits.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Those who enjoy mysteries that fall between cozy and police procedural will relish Thiem's series.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e --Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A .22 bullet to the head. The murderer's calling card, left behind with Kimberly Sheehan's body on Spartina Island. Her fifteen-year-old daughter Emily? Vanished without a trace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Retired detective Sean Tanner and Sergeant Charlotte \"Charlie\" Nash are racing against a merciless countdown. This isn't the killer's first victim--fourteen years ago, teenager Ashlee Briggs was abducted and executed with the same weapon. Sean's cold case team, the Mudflats Murder Club, had long believed a serial predator was hunting on their turf. Now they're certain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A third body drops--same .22 signature--and the pattern is undeniable. As a Category 3 hurricane barrels toward the coast and evacuation orders scatter the population, the island empties fast. But is Emily still on it? With official efforts paralyzed by the storm, Sean and Charlie launch a desperate, off-the-books search--cut off from backup, out of time, and heading straight into a deadly trap where the flood hides every trace, the wind drowns every sound, and survival isn't guaranteed...\u003cbr\u003e ___________________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for Brian Thiem: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eTotally charming and completely relatable...I'm dubbing it Only Murders in the Mudflats! What a winner!\u003c\/i\u003e\" \u003cb\u003e--Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eA sophisticated, pulsing, persistent police procedural with multiple whodunnits and secrets that come at you from all angles...A highly satisfying read.\u003c\/i\u003e\" \u003cb\u003e--Chris Bauer, author of the Maximum Risk series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003e...I loved the people, the place, the detection process--and the hint of romance!\u003c\/i\u003e\" \u003cb\u003e--Jane K. Cleland, Agatha Award-winning author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eSometimes the cop can't quit the job. Sometimes the job won't let them...This is a must read series!\u003c\/i\u003e\" \u003cb\u003e--Bruce Robert Coffin, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCrimson Thaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Recommend to fans of Richard Osman and Robert Thorogood.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Booklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Thiem\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Severn River Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781648756962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026 pg. 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrian Thiem is the author of The Mudflats Murder Club, the first book in the Mudflats Murder Club series, as well as Red Line, Thrill Kill, and Shallow Grave. In his previous life, he spent 25 years with the Oakland Police Department, much of it working Homicide, and retired as a lieutenant. He's also an Iraq War veteran, retiring from the Army as a lieutenant colonel after 28 years of active and reserve service. He holds an MFA in creative writing and is a member of the Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, International Thriller Writers, and the Island Writers Network. He lives with his wife, yellow Lab, and Tonkinese cat in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, where he's also a member of the sheriff department's Cold Case Team, consisting of retired law enforcement professionals from around the nation who examine unsolved murders.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Brian Thiem \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48749176094877,"sku":"9781648756962","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_006c4a4b-4ae0-4495-8b06-5e10e033b2fc.jpg?v=1785915304","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/a-death-in-the-deluge-9781648756962","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}