Synopses & Reviews
I remembered it from high school chemistry, one of those experiments where we made hydrogen. It was more of an acidic sensation on the palate than a real smell, but I recognized it. The pile of spent fuel at the bottom was beginning to outgas. Next would come the fire to end all fires. . . .
A private detective working in Wilmington, North Carolina, is found dead in a gas-station restroom, apparently poisoned. But when her body sets off radiation alarms in the pathologists office, suspicion falls on the nearby Helios nuclear power plant, a heavily guarded facility with supposedly failsafe procedures.
As the FBI, local police, and the power plants own security team investigate, ex-cop Cam Richter, head of the agency that employed the dead woman, begins his own inquiries. What was his detective investigating? And how could one person be poisoned by radiation without others being exposed?
Cam soon finds himself up against powerful forces that will stop at nothing to keep the plants problems secret. The most vulnerable part of Helios is its “moonpool”—the radioactive storage pond that cools spent but volatile reactor fuel and must be kept completely full. Racing against time, Cam discovers an inside threat, which will use the plants own systems to begin an unstoppable, disastrous sequence of events.
The Moonpool is a terrific thrill-ride, filled with insider details about the ultimate terrorist threat and how it might unfold.
Review
Praise for Spider Mountain:
“Full of imaginative plotting touches . . . fast-paced.”
---Publishers Weekly
“One of the crime genres more original and memorable creations . . . a mother-cum-crime-lord with a heart forged out of cold steel. Grinny is a welcome change from the usual sort of thriller villain.”
---Booklist
“The stuff of series heroes . . . a battle royal.”
---Kirkus Reviews
Praise for The Cat Dancers:
“The Cat Dancers showcases P. T. Deutermanns growth as a suspense novelist of the highest order. He crafts a gripping tale of men caught up in a shocking police investigation that transforms the world of ordinary police work into a spellbinding novel of suspense with universal appeal. Ive been a Deutermann fan since his first novel, Scorpion in the Sea, and this one is quite possibly his best.”
---Nelson DeMille, New York Times bestselling author of Up Country and Night Fall
“Relentless, exciting, and gripping—The Cat Dancers sinks its claws in and doesnt let go.”
---Jeff Lindsay, bestselling author of Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Review
“A top-notch writer.”—Nelson DeMille
“EXCITING…CHILLING.”—Publishers Weekly
“Deutermann writes a first-class page turner.”—Atlanta Journal Constitution
Review
“A top-notch writer.”—Nelson DeMille
“EXCITING…CHILLING.”—Publishers Weekly
“Deutermann writes a first-class page turner.”—Atlanta Journal Constitution
Synopsis
A nuclear power plant comes under attack in this frightening, authentic what-if thriller.
Synopsis
From one of “the crime genres more original and memorable” (Booklist) voices comes a terrific and terrifying thrill ride, filled with insider details about the ultimate terrorist threat—and how it might unfold…THE MOONPOOL
A private detective working in Wilmington, North Carolina, is found dead in a gas station restroom. When her body sets off radiation alarms in the pathologists office, suspicion falls on the nearby Helios nuclear power plant. The most vulnerable part of Helios is its “moonpool”— the radioactive storage pond that cools spent but volatile reactor fuel, and must be kept completely full...
“EXCITING…CHILLING.”—Publishers Weekly
As the FBI, local police, and the power plants own security team investigate, ex-cop Cam Richter begins his own inquiries. What was this detective investigating—and how could she have been poisoned by radiation without others being exposed? Cam soon discovers an inside threat, a plan to use the plants own systems to begin an unstoppable, disastrous sequence of events. And time is already running out…
“Deutermann writes a first-class page turner.”
—Atlanta Journal Constitution
Synopsis
A private detective working in Wilmington, North Carolina, is found dead in a gas station restroom. When her body sets off radiation alarms in the pathologists office, suspicion falls on the nearby Helios nuclear power plant. The most vulnerable part of Helios is its “moonpool”— the radioactive storage pond that cools spent but volatile reactor fuel, and must be kept completely full...
As the FBI, local police, and the power plants own security team investigate, ex-cop Cam Richter begins his own inquiries. What was this detective investigating—and how could she have been poisoned by radiation without others being exposed? Cam soon discovers an inside threat, a plan to use the plants own systems to begin an unstoppable, disastrous sequence of events. And time is already running out…
Synopsis
From one of “the crime genres more original and memorable” (Booklist) voices comes a terrific and terrifying thrill ride, filled with insider details about the ultimate terrorist threat—and how it might unfold…THE MOONPOOL
A private detective working in Wilmington, North Carolina, is found dead in a gas station restroom. When her body sets off radiation alarms in the pathologists office, suspicion falls on the nearby Helios nuclear power plant. The most vulnerable part of Helios is its “moonpool”— the radioactive storage pond that cools spent but volatile reactor fuel, and must be kept completely full...
“EXCITING…CHILLING.”—Publishers Weekly
As the FBI, local police, and the power plants own security team investigate, ex-cop Cam Richter begins his own inquiries. What was this detective investigating—and how could she have been poisoned by radiation without others being exposed? Cam soon discovers an inside threat, a plan to use the plants own systems to begin an unstoppable, disastrous sequence of events. And time is already running out…
“Deutermann writes a first-class page turner.”
—Atlanta Journal Constitution
About the Author
P. T. DEUTERMANN spent twenty-six years in government service before retiring to begin his writing career. He is the author of eleven previous suspense novels, all in print with St. Martins Press. He lives with his wife on their family farm in North Carolina.