Cradle of the Deep: A Crime Novel

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A robbery, a car theft, a kidnapping all lead to a temporary hideout in small-town British Columbia. The money, underwater in the trunk of a car, becomes the desired objective for some unexpected crooks.

Getting into bed with the wrong guy can get you killed

Wanting to free herself from her boyfriend, aging gangster "Maddog" Palmieri, Bobbi Ricci concocts a misguided plan with Denny, Maddog's ex-driver, a guy who's bent on getting even with the gangster for the humiliating way in which he was sacked. Helping themselves to the gangster's secret money stash, along with his Cadillac, Bobbi and Denny slip out of town, expecting to lay low for a while before enjoying the spoils. Realising he's been betrayed, an enraged Maddog calls in stone-cold killer Lee Trane. As Trane picks up their trail, plans quickly change for Bobbi and Denny, who now find themselves on a wild chase of misadventure through northern British Columbia and into Alaska. Time is running out for them once they find out that Trane's been sent to do away with them, or worse, bring them back either way, Maddog will make them pay.

Reviews

"Dietrich Kalteis's Cradle of the Deep is a humdinger of a ride through Vancouver Noir, a DIY manual for what not to do when going on the lam." -- Winnipeg Free Press
"A hair-raising escapade fueled by impulsive choices, this page-turner kept me up most of the night." -- The Ottawa Review of Books
"Cradle of the Deep has humour, great characters, and the situations are well played -- you'll enjoy it." -- Murder in Common
"Pace, plot, characters, settings, action, humor, conflict, and a satisfying resolution. Big ticks in all the boxes." -- Col's Criminal Library

Author Bio

Dietrich Kalteis is an award-winning author. Cradle of the Deep is his eighth published work. His debut, Ride the Lightning, was hailed as one of the best Vancouver crime novels. He lives on Canada's west coast and spends as much time as possible in California.