Dead Line

ByMarc Cameron

Release Date: 2025-07-29
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers

Score: 4.5

4.5

From 1,212 Ratings

Description

Deputy U.S. Marshals Arliss Cutter and Lola Teariki brave a brutal and unforgiving Alaskan winter on a desperate manhunt that takes a blood-chilling twist in New York Times bestselling author and former U.S. Marshal Marc Cameron’s breathless, taut new wilderness adventure thriller for fans of Paul Doiron, CJ Box, Taylor Moore, and William Kent Krueger.

Deputy U.S. Marshals Arliss Cutter and Lola Teariki are at frozen Cheney Lake, finally nearing their prey. He’s Butch Pritchard, a killer-for-hire as ruthless as the Anchorage wind, and wanted for the murder of a 25-year-old pregnant woman in Missouri. A cruel hit orchestrated by the victim’s husband, Royce Decker, a former member of the St. Louis Metro PD and on the run too. As quickly as Butch is in the marshals’ sight he disappears, abandoning a bear of a partner who’s terrified for his life. But it isn’t Butch or Royce he’s afraid of.

If it isn’t those two outlaws, then who? And why? Right now, the creep in custody has gone silent and Arliss and Lola soon realize there’s more to this manhunt than they ever imagined. To see it through to the end they’ll have to find Butch first, then close on the cold-blooded husband. There is one lead to go on: a woman Butch has been involved with. His number one. She’s ready to talk. Even as scared to death as she is. When Arliss and Lola suddenly face an all-new case linked to this one, they’ll find out what everyone is so afraid of. And how many ways things could still go terribly wrong.

"Cameron’s novels hook you from the first line, cement your eyes to the page, and grip your heart in a vice. I can’t think of another writer whose work I admire more." —WILLIAM KENT KRUEGER

"A double-barreled blast of action, narrative, and impossible-to-fake authenticity.” —CJ BOX

Reviews

Meh
4
By hctjcd
Good, but seemed to abruptly end. As if the author realized the late hour and had to stop writing. A big build up, only to completely climax the whole story in a mere page or two
Fluff and open ending of book
1
By Knoxhop
A lot of unneeded filler material. Much about super freezing temps impacting the bad guys but not the good guys. Open ending. No closure as to what happened to the bad boss back in New York. Or what happened to the witness protection guy and his mother. Worst book I’ve read in regards to Arlin’s Cutter series.
Very weak!
1
By Docsoff
In general, I like action books. They can be fun for a change of pace from work. This was simply awful. It read like it was written by AI with the interesting character function turned off. It was formulaic, the plot was disjointed, and the ending was simply boring. Look elsewhere for something better to read.
Shute hope the series continues
5
By shelby bill
Well written, well told. Love the characters and the Alaskan settings.
Looking forward to the next book.
5
By HRmacej
Liked the Marvel style quick epilogue giving us a sneak peak into who or what Cutter might be dealing with next. There were a couple of loose ends of the plot that I wish would have been tied up. Overall though, can’t wait for the next book in this series to come out!
Dead Line
5
By gdjoiner
Without a doubt, the best free m the Best!
Frost bite!
4
By Passwords everywhere
I learned a lot of about survival in the coldest Arctic temperatures. Good story by Mark Cameron. Looking forward to the next book in this series.
Good book! Fair ending
4
By grutfd
Good book ! Fair ending
Read this in the Summer
5
By Writekid
The book starts off slow but finishes with a bang
Dead Line review
2
By On air girl
I’ve read this entire series and the books were great. This one is all over the place, seems to be a lot of unnecessary filler content too. Least favorite of the series.