Bloody River Blues (Location Scout Mystery Book 2)

Bloody River Blues (Location Scout Mystery Book 2)

by Jeffery Deaver

4.0 (964)

4.0 stars from 964 reviews. Top 90% of Mystery Thriller books we track.

359 pages~6 hr readPublished by Hodder & Stoughton General DivisionPublished 1993-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

  • You love thrillers where the protagonist is trapped in a confined setting with no good options and mounting pressure from multiple sides.
  • You enjoy crime fiction with real procedural stakes where characters can't simply leave town or call for help.
  • You appreciate Deaver's signature fast-paced plotting and the cat-and-mouse tension between ordinary people and dangerous criminals.

Maybe not for you if...

  • You prefer character-driven literary fiction where internal motivation matters more than plot mechanics and pacing.
  • You want romance as a central plot driver rather than a complicating subplot or distraction.
  • You dislike stories where the protagonist is primarily reactive rather than actively solving the mystery themselves.

About this book

A thriller from Jeffery Deaver featuring location scout John Pellam, who discovers a backwater Missouri town suitable for filming a retro gangster movie. When real gunfire kills two people and paralyzes a police officer, Pellam becomes an unwitting witness to the murders and is pursued as a suspect across the South. Federal agents and local law enforcement seek his testimony, while mob enforcers want him dead. A mysterious blonde woman also pursues him for unclear reasons. Trapped in a town concealing dangerous secrets, Pellam must identify and confront the killer before his own fate is sealed.

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Currently 4.0★ from 964 reviews

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