When Chase Gordon pulls a lifeless body from the water behind his marina, he figures his day can't get much worse. But the slit throat says otherwise.Before the police even know her name, Chase is pulled into the shadows of West Palm Beach, where high society cocktails mix with low-rent crime, and the right favor can make a body vanish. But this isn’t just a one-off murder. It’s the tip of a far more dangerous operation—one that links the dead woman to a human trafficking ring operating just out of sight of the tourists and trust funds. Caught between a growing investigation, a circle of powerful enemies, and a few too many people who want him quiet, Chase has to navigate a world where justice is currency—and no one’s dealing fair. Gritty, fast-paced, and soaked in saltwater suspense, Dead Slow is a razor-edged coastal noir perfect for fans of Don Winslow, John D. MacDonald, and those who know the real Florida doesn’t make postcards.
Author
Professor Douglas Pratt is Convenor, Graduate and International Student Adviser (Studies in Religion) at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Professor Pratt also holds appointments as Adjunct Professor (Theology & Interreligious Studies) at the University of Bern, Switzerland, and Adjunct Associate Professor (Research) in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University, Australia. A former President of the Australian Association for the Study of Religion (AASR) and the New Zealand Association for the Study of Religions (NZASR), Professor Pratt is the New Zealand Associate of the Australian-based UNESCO Chair in Intercultural and Interreligious Relations – Asia Pacific. He is also an Associate of the Centre for the Study of Religion and Politics (CSRP) at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. Professor Pratt's research interests focus on recent and contemporary topics to do with Christianity, Islam, Christian-Muslim relations, interreligious dialogue, and religious issues such as pluralism, fundamentalism and extremism.
