Dead Man Dancing, John Galligan
Dead Man Dancing, John Galligan
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Dead Man Dancing
A Bad Axe County Novel

Author: John Galligan

Narrator: Samantha Desz

Unabridged: 8 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/11/2020


Synopsis

In this sequel to the “gritty, brash, and totally gripping” (The Real Book Spy) thriller Bad Axe County, Sheriff Heidi Kick is investigating an illicit cage fighting ring with ties to white nationalism when her husband suddenly goes missing.

It’s a time for celebration in Bad Axe County as the town gathers for the annual Syttende Mai—Norwegian Independence Day—festival. During this rollicking family-oriented event filled with dancing and food, Sheriff Heidi Kick discovers a dark and shocking event—a migrant worker has been savagely beaten but refuses to explain what happened. Then, a sudden murder of a band member shatters the festival. Something is deeply wrong in Bad Axe County.

As she looks for answers, Heidi plunges into a secret underworld where high-stakes cage fights double as combat training for the White Nationalist movement. Then all hell breaks loose for Heidi when her husband disappears and a secret he’s been keeping from Heidi is revealed.

“Given current tensions and deep divisions in the United States, Dead Man Dancing takes on an electrifying relevance” (BookPage) with its vividly drawn characters and unforgettable twists and turns.

About John Galligan

John Galligan is the author of four Bad Axe County novels including, Bad Axe County, Dead Man Dancing, and Bad Moon Rising. He is also the author of the Fly Fishing Mystery series, The Nail Knot, The Blood Knot, The Clinch Knot, The Wind Knot, and the novel Red Sky, Red Dragonfly. He lives and teaches college writing in Madison, Wisconsin.  


Reviews

Goodreads review by Pat

Trigger warning: ugly racial violence. This is a hard review for me to write.and I am aware that many people rated the book quite highly. However, I can only write about my experience reading the book and my reviews are always straight down the line. I read a lot of dark books but somehow they feel q......more

Goodreads review by Andreas

Dark, gritty and gripping, love this series.......more

Goodreads review by Ti.Me

Black emotional pain, white supremacy and childhood gender confusion all converge in ridiculous fashion on Bad Axe County. Series - ruined. DNF. Abandoned at 57%......more

I kinda missed the 8/2020 publication of the second in John Galligan's Bad Axe County series. I had read and liked BAD AXE COUNTY, but, as a huge fan of Galligan's fly-fishing mystery series, BAD AXE COUNTY felt, to me, a bit as though he were targeting a more commercial effort. I take that all back......more