The Dead Key
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.84 (856 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1477820876 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 470 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Fast paced, faultlessly written, and engaging, this is a page turner with a very surprising and plausible twist. There are not enough superlatives to describe this engrossing novel. . From Publishers Weekly This superb novel tells the story of two heroines separated by 20 years: 1978’s Beatrice Baker and 1998’s Iris Latch, both of whom become perilously embroiled in the behind-the-scenes dirty dealings at the First Bank of Cleveland. She is shocked to see that most offices were never emptied, and that many bank
The ransacked offices and forgotten safe-deposit boxes remain locked in time, until young engineer Iris Latch stumbles upon them during a renovation survey. In the years since, Cleveland’s wealthy businessmen kept the truth buried in the abandoned high-rise. Twenty years before, amid strange staff disappearances and allegations of fraud, panicked investors sold Cleveland’s largest bank in the middle of the night, locking out customers and employees, and thwarting a looming federal investigation. What begins as a welcome break from her cubicle becomes an obsession as Iris unravels the bank’s sordid past. With each haunting revelation, Iris follows the looming shadow of the past deeper into the vault—and soon realizes that the key to the mystery comes at an astonishing price.. In the confusion that followed, the keys to the vault’s safe-deposit boxes were lost. 2014 Winner — Breakthrough Novel Award — Grand Prize and Mystery & Thriller Fiction WinnerIt’s 1998, and for years the old First Bank of Cleveland has sat abandoned, perfectly preserved, its secrets only speculated on by the outside world
M. Pulley’s structural survey of an abandoned building in Cleveland formed the basis for The Dead Key.. D. Pulley is a professional engineer from Shaker Heights, Ohio, who specializes in rehabbing historic structures as well as conducting forensic investigations of building failures
"Brilliant Mixture of Mystery, Treasure Hunting, Gothic Horror - yet Largely One Long Wind-Up to the Concluding, Meaty Action" according to Tinfoot. So I spent my Sunday reading THE DEAD KEY. Long book and I don't mean the number of pages. I happen to like long books. When I was a regular shopper at my local bookstores, my initial selection was based off thickness (how I discovered Robert Jordon . Suspense right to the end Vickki I really enjoyed this book. I think the author's experience as an engineer brought real atmosphere to the story. I wasn't completely satisfied with the ending, but it was still definitely worth reading. My only real complaint is there was more foul l. Couldn't put it down! I started reading this award-winning book on our 6-hour drive to the beach. Needless to say, I got so caught up in the story of Beatrice, Max and Iris the trip was over in a flash! It was raining when we got there, so I just got myself snuggled on th