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By writer Dani Amore, Success OF THE 2011 IMPARTIAL BOOK AWARD FOR OFFENSE FICTIONIn the unique enclave of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, custom guitars are built by a woman who is killed. A disgraced ex-cop turned private eye is employed by the deceased girl's father and instantly becomes the goal of a violent ex-convict. An enigmatic audio celebrity works damage-control on her behalf links for the deceased lady. And an expert killer who idolizes Keith Richards is introduced into city by way of a mystical employer.Dead Wood is what excellent secrets are all about: love, hate, religion and payback, all covered up within an intense tale that basically will not allow up."Useless Wood is just a fast paced, volatile secret having an interesting narrator and a rich cast of unique supporting figures." -Thomas Perry, Edgar-winning writer of The Butcheris Boy."From its opening lines, Dani Amore and her private-eye book DEAD TIMBER remember early James Ellroy: a brand new speech and mindset and the heady rush of never-ending goal and longing.