Monkeewrench founders Grace McBride and Annie Belinsky, along with Deputy Sharon Mueller, are driving from Minneapolis to Green Bay, Wisconsin, where they believe a new serial killer is just warming up, when their car breaks down, deep in the northern woods, far away from civilization and cell towers. A walk through the forest leads them to the crossroads town of Four Corners, where they had hoped to find a landline and a mechanic, but instead find…absolutely nothing.
Something terrible has happened in Four Corners, and the complete absence of life and severed phone lines in every building make it impossible to get help. Grace, her senses honed by a lifetime of justifiable paranoia, sees the sinister in every detail, and her intuition barely saves all three of them when they witness a horrifying double murder. Grace, Annie, and Sharon are suddenly running for their lives, while the rest of the Monkeewrench crew, along with Minneapolis cops Leo Magozzi and Gino Rolseth, strike out on a blind search to find them.
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"This book was interesting. Really creative plot and idea! You start out kind of confused in the beginning but by the time you are at the end, you feel the horror start progressing and you know something bad is going to happen and you just sit there waiting. Large amount of suspense! I started yelling at the book to yearn the characters!"
— Courtney (5 out of 5 stars)
" started reading this and thought this sounds familiar....yeah because I've already read it! A great one but I don't want to read it again...next! "
— Liberty, 2/20/2014" This was a book I just could not put down. PJ Tracy grabbed my attention from the beginning and successfully kept me captive throughout this surprising and incredibly unnerving mystery. "
— Sarah, 2/19/2014" This was horrible! It started off fine enough then there were far too many odd ball plot twists and an inordinate amount of time was spent crawling through the dark in the mud. I tried to skim ahead to see "who dunnit" and couldn't dig the answer out of this mess of a book. I'll trudge through onto the next in the series. It can't possibly get any worse. "
— Jennifer, 1/17/2014" Absolutely love the entire Monkeewrench series. It doesn't get much better. "
— Martina, 1/15/2014" I adore the Monkeewrench crew. Thumbs up "
— Lindsey, 1/13/2014" Every time I drive through a small town in New England I will think about this book. "
— Christine, 1/9/2014" A little confussing in the first chapter, but than made sense. Did jump from different scenes which I found a little annoying, but overall the story was good. "
— Sindy, 1/8/2014" They kept up the excellent work in this series. Wonderful read, very though provoking about issues in book. "
— Jeanne, 1/8/2014" Enjoyed this, will read the rest in the series. "
— Frances, 12/27/2013" This book was so exciting I was almost standing to read it. Best to start with the first book in the series, "Monkeewrench'. "
— TeriC, 12/19/2013" Another enjoyable read in the Monkeewrench series. Crisp dialoge with a dash of humor mixes nicely with the tense situation the group finds themselves in. "
— Donna, 12/17/2013" 3rd in the Monkeewrench series. Even better than the first two--more intense. I couldn't put it down--I was up past 1 in the morning with my booklight on because I HAD to finish it. "
— Jen, 12/16/2013" Great book- her mysterys are fun and I don't really want to put it down. "
— Janell, 12/15/2013" I enjoyed this Monkeewrench group mystery and will look for more. "
— Eunira, 11/27/2013" what can i say! loved this book was fabulous! The Monkeewrench series featuring Grace MacBride and crew have been really enjoyable to read and this one is the classic race-against-time novel..! nail biting! "
— Zoe, 11/26/2013" An improvement over the rather awful Live Bait, but still a lot of action in search of a purpose for its occurrence. Decent if you're looking for a low-thought read, but there are others that do high-tech crime solving better. "
— Jessica, 9/10/2013" The best of the Monkeewrench novels to date. "
— Brett, 5/17/2013" A great new Monkeewrench book. I quite enjoyed it. It was a little scary, as usual. But that's what made it great. "
— Michele, 3/31/2013" Monkeewrench #3 "
— Ellen, 12/13/2012" Great start to this thriller as a tanker of chemicals accidently wipes out an american small Town Our hero's then stumble on the attempts to cover it up. The ending however tries and fails to manufacture tension "
— Simeonberesford, 10/1/2012" Excellent! And scary. All my favorite characters from the first 2 Monkeewrench books are back and they're better than ever. I couldn't put this one down. Great plot, great characters, fast pace ... all the important stuff very well done. "
— Frankie, 9/6/2012" On the one hand, I had a hard time putting this one down once I got started. On the other hand, the storyline was a little to "out there" for me. A fast, fun read and I'll continue on with the series...hopefully they'll get back to good old murder. "
— Kate, 5/21/2012" Good extension of the series. Not as funny as the previous book and sometimes the plot tends a little too strongly toward the improbable but a fun read none the less. "
— Mike, 4/18/2012" As with all thier books, great dialogue and character development. Although not as believable as their other novels, still a good read for the mystery lovers. "
— Kyle, 12/16/2011" third book was much better than the second!! more action! "
— Heather, 6/29/2011" Wekest of the series so far. Feels like a filler book. "
— Cathy, 5/26/2011" All of the Monkeewrench novels are confusing, but if you keep reading, it's worth it. "
— Jill, 5/17/2011" This one dragged on a bit when the girls were running all over the place but you can skim and the story-line is still very good. "
— Dawn, 3/8/2011" I love the characters in these books, especially Grace McBride, I love her and also Annie Belinsky.. this kept me hanging on the edge of my seat, really liked it. "
— Noelle, 2/19/2011" Loved it!! I have read 3 of the Monkeywrench books and I love them all. "
— Margie, 2/2/2011" Stayed up too late because I had to finish it. "
— Magda, 2/1/2011" Another solid book by P.J. Tracy. Brought back some of the characters from the first book in the series. The end dragged a bit but otherwise it was very suspenseful. "
— Barbara, 1/6/2011" A really good spy/mystery/detective book. "
— Janice, 12/30/2010" Great start to this thriller as a tanker of chemicals accidently wipes out an american small Town Our hero's then stumble on the attempts to cover it up. The ending however tries and fails to manufacture tension "
— Simeonberesford, 12/28/2010" Dead Run is the 3rd book in the Monkeewrench series, and PJ Tracy just continues to keep up the suspense in a very smartly written book. Even with 2 of them writing, how do they do it? "
— Janet, 12/18/2010" Creative. Entertaining. I did not start with the first book so I missed the beginning of the relationships, which worked OK but would have been better to start from the beginning in this series. A fun read. "
— Mary, 12/14/2010" Not as good as previous books in the series but still a real page turner. "
— Steven, 12/11/2010" A taut thriller; kept me on the edge of my seat. If I am ever on the run, I want Grace McBride with me! "
— Vickie, 12/6/2010" third book was much better than the second!! more action! "
— Heather, 11/13/2010" Very good and exciting read. "
— Mary, 11/9/2010" These are fun, easy to read mysteries with lots of twists and near misses. These books are also fun because they take place in Minnesota and often into Wisconsin. I recommend P.J. Tracy to anyone who likes a mystery but beware it might keep you up at night trying to read just a little more. "
— Kriscrowe, 10/13/2010" Could not put it down, literally. Read it in one sitting. \ <br/> <br/>Fabulous characters. Incredible pacing. Besotted men racing to help women--who, as they are surprised to find out, don't exactly need their help. "
— Lois, 9/20/2010P. J. Tracy was the pseudonym of mother-daughter writing team P. J. and Traci Lambrecht. Traci had experience in horseback riding, music, and Russian before realizing that the written word was her true calling. P. J. and Traci had a long, prolific career together in multiple genres before P. J.’s passing in December 2016. Traci continues to write.
Buck Schirner’s professional career has primarily been on stage as a character actor. He is currently active in the theater scene in Philadelphia. Buck also appears in the independent film In the Woods.