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Dead Line (A Cal Murphy Thriller Book 2) Kindle Edition

by R.J. Patterson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.1 2,812 ratings

Book 2 of 12: A Cal Murphy Thriller

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Would you sacrifice a lifelong dream—and your integrity and career—to acquiesce to the demands of terrorists?

When veteran pro quarterback Noah Larson finally guides his team to the Super Bowl, his dreams—and life—are dashed when his six-year-old son is kidnapped for a unique ransom: lose the game or his son dies. Seattle sportswriter Cal Murphy and photographer Kelly Mendoza get pulled into an FBI sting to help rescue Noah's son in Mexico. But when everything falls apart, Cal and Kelly are left to save themselves, save Noah's son, and save the Super Bowl.

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Jack Patterson is a thriller author living in the Pacific Northwest. While growing up in a military family, he spent some of his formative years living with his family on the estate of an English baron and baroness. It was there that he developed his passion for good literature and an appreciation for soccer.

Upon returning to the United States, Jack finished school and entered the field of sports journalism where he won numerous writing awards and has written articles for many prestigious U.S. newspapers, including The New York Times. He later left journalism full-time to pursue writing books and now resides in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and three children.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00AA49Y2Q
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Green E-Books; 3rd edition (June 29, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 29, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4240 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 260 pages

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R.J. Patterson is an award-winning writer and thriller author living in the Pacific Northwest. While growing up in a military family, he spent some of his formative years living with his family on the estate of an English baron and baroness. It was there that he developed his passion for good literature and an appreciation for football.

Upon returning to the United States, R.J. entered the field of journalism where he won numerous writing awards and has written articles for many prestigious U.S. newspapers, including The New York Times. He later left journalism full-time to pursue writing books and now resides in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and four children. He plans to write many more thrilling novels unless the CIA presses him into service to save the world.

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Edwards

Great mystery keeps you turning pages. Thankfully no sex or foul language.

Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2016

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First of all, living in the Puget Sound I loved reading a Seahawk story, I don't think I've read Jack Patterson before and certainly not the Cal Murphy books. I was able to enjoy this book even though I hadn't read book one. I got this on a free Kindle book deal Mr. Patterson writes a thrilling story. I saw a few very minor typos but other than that, I enjoyed the pace and the fact that the hero isn't some buffed up Navy Seal type. This story puts many things into perspective about what is important in life. Follow as Cal Murphy and his friend Kelley work to get the son of the Seattle Seahawk''s quarterback returned so the game doesn't have to be thrown. There are twists although there are hints as to what is coming. It is still enjoyable.

Additionally for those interested, no sex, no foul language that I can remember so thank you Mr. Patterson for writing a great story without having to resort to that sort of thing.

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LSmith

Very good football fiction story

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2017

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This story of kidnapping, gambling, greed, drug cartels - and oh, yeah a little football game called the Super Bowl was a great story. Cal Murphy, an up-and-coming sportswriter for the Seattle Times, gets the dream assignment of every sportswriter - to cover the Super Bowl. To make it even sweeter, the game pits the Miami Dolphins against Murphy's team he has followed since childhood, the Seattle Seahawks.

However, there is trouble. Veteran Seattle quarterback Noah Larson, who will retire after the game, receives a call telling him that his six year old son Jake has been kidnapped and the only way Noah will see Jake alive is if he fixes the game so that his team loses. Murphy, instead of writing about the game, will work with photographer Kelly Mendoza (who worked with Cal in the first book of the series as well) and the FBI to rescue little Jake.

While the story is compelling, fast paced and fun to read, I was mildly disappointed in the lack of true suspense. Every possible time that there was some kind of twist or unexpected development, it was one that I had predicted - even the one at the end which was the closest to a true surprise. That, however, doesn't stop me from recommending this book for fans of football or drama. The characters are all believable and well-developed, from the protagonists Cal and Kelly (for whom the reader can't help but cheer for) to the ruthless drug cartel hitmen.

Note that this is the second book in a series. The book can be read as a stand alone, as I did not read the first one previously and had no trouble connecting with Cal and Kelly or following the story. The end does leave room for a third book, and it is one that I want to add to my list, along with going back to read #1.

Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2022

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The stakes are high for Noah, to play the game and lose or his son. Excellent series, well done

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Donna Palivoda

Good story overall but needs more work from the author to make it a great read

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2015

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The story was good but Mr. Patterson could be great if he would proofread his own work and check his details. For example, the main character's cell phone gets stolen from him and he can't call for help. Much was made of that. But then, after he saves the day, he uses his cell phone to call his girl friend as well as several other characters. Where did that phone come from? Also, none of the scenes involving the FBI were believable. Perhaps Mr. Patterson should consult with an actual FBI agent before he writes another book and find out what they actually do in kidnapping cases cause none of what happened in this book was believable. FBI just let some young, inexperienced journalist just go to a drug cartel's home? By himself? Not gonna happen in real life. Also, if the FBI had a helicopter at their disposal (to go check out the hostage swap site), why didn't they use the helicopter to watch the swap? I am sorry to be so critical because I really liked the story, I just had a problem with the details and the beliveability of the characters.

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Steve Mathisen

This is a wonderful, suspenseful mystery that will grab you in the beginning and keep you turning pages all the way through...

Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2015

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Jack Patterson has created the perfect non-action hero in Cal Murphy. He never seems to even want to throw a punch and hardly ever carries a gun. He does what he does by gathering information that is dangerous to the bad guys and usually gets himself (and his good friend Kelly) into grave danger in the process. In this book, Cal finds himself in a position to affect the outcome of the super bowl with his persistent digging for the truth. He talks Kelly into interviewing the most evil and dangerous leader of a Mexican drug cartel who they suspect has also kidnapped the five-year-old son of the quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks and nearly get themselves blown to smithereens in the process. This is a wonderful, suspenseful mystery that will grab you in the beginning and keep you turning pages all the way through to that last football minute.

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Constant

Go VOLS

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2023

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The only football I care about is football at the University of Tennessee - GO VOLS. That said the storyline in this book was well done. The mix of football player and sports writer turned investigating reporter made for an interesting plot with some surprising twists - bad guys can be so sneaky. This was Cal Murphy Book 2 and I think I will get Book 1 to fill in some background about Mr. Murphy.

Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2016

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A great book. I rarely write reviews but this books makes it into the top three favorite books I've read it the last year. I read a lot about 100 books a year. dead Line had a great story line. I thought I figured it out twice but I was wrong. But it's takes more the a great story line to make a book move to my top 3 and say OMG. Dead Line was able to hook me by provoking the emotional connection with his characters. I cried, laughed, got mad . The emotional connection a reader creates is Jack Patterson's best talent. --

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Billva

A fun quick read

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2013

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This was the first time I read a book from this author. I enjoyed the book. The plot moved along at a nice pace, the characters seemed real and the ending was satisfying. While a few of the things that occurred in the book were a bit far fetched, the overall story was good. This is a good book to pick up and read if you want a fun thriller that has sports included. Its a quick read with short chapters. I am going to go read his first book. I think you'll enjoy this one.

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Raeynne Williams

Five Stars

Reviewed in Australia on November 17, 2016

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Great read

Ronald N D

Well done page turner with novel & unexpected twists.

Reviewed in Canada on April 18, 2016

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Kidnapping a quarterback's son to force him to throw a superbowl game is novel enough. But add in some romance, a Mexican drug cartel, a reporter with 9 lives, another kidnapping, some questionable FBI antics, plus an unknown kingpin, and you've got the mix for one blazes of a story. Initially I wasn't expecting much here; just another freebee book. Well imagine my surprise when it turned into anything but. I particularly like plots with twists, and this one has a couple of doozies. While it's a complete novel unto itself, it gives a nice lead into the next book of the series with what looks like a great romance brewing. Sounds like I'm getting hooked doesn't it?
PS: Imagine my surprise that there wasn't a single expletive or torrid love scene in the book. Now, just how refreshing is that?

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D CAMPBELL

First book read by this author and really enjoyed it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 3, 2014

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First book I have read by the author and i bought it as I liked the NFL and thought I would give it a read. Fast pacy writing and fun to read which is the most important aspect for me. I will look out for more of this authors work. I really like the style of writing.

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Thomas Hamacher

Guter Krimi!

Reviewed in Germany on August 20, 2013

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Ich bin aufgrund des berühmten Namensvetters auf diesen Krimi gestossen, und weil ich mich für Sport interessiere, habe ich ihn mir dann gekauft. Er ist gut und flüssig geschrieben, hat eine spannende Handlung und ist empfehlenswert!

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Good storyline.

Reviewed in Canada on January 9, 2017

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Good plot, but grammer was a litle sloppy. Some phrases in italics ran together, with no spaces, making it hard to comprehend. Not a great editing job, but great story

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