<p><font face="Verdana">The &quot;unassailable new kingpin of the South Florida crime novel&quot; (James Ellroy) returns with a breathtaking novel of family secrets and murder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;With his first five John Deal novels， Standiford attracted universal critical praise， and acclaim from such masters as Elmore Leonard， Tony Hillerman， and Stephen King. With his new &lt;i&gt;Deal&lt;/i&gt;， however， he has surpassed himself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Attempting to resurrect the Miami building firm that his late father ruined， Deal is elated to be awarded part of a major project， only to find that the project has strings. Deal never knew that， under duress， his father had been working secretly for a government agency， and now the same agency wants Deal to take his place. With great reluctance， he agrees-and his life is immediately torn apart， as he is caught in the middle of a vicious personal vendetta， his family threatened， and his friends hunted， his own existence hanging by a thread. Deal's only chance is to turn the tables on everybody seeking to use him， but unless he finds a way to do it soon . . . there'll be nobody left to save.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Filled with intense， character-driven action and rich， textured prose， Deal with the Dead proves again that &quot;like Raymond Chandler， Standiford is a poet in a trenchcoat&quot; (&lt;i&gt;The Miami Herald&lt;/i&gt;).</font></p>