by Thomas Perry
Book 2 in the Jane Whitefield series (1996)
Publisher: Ivy Books
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Jane Whitefield, the ingenious Native American heroine of the celebrated novel Vanishing Acts, returns in Dance for the Dead to pursue her unusual profession: she helps people disappear by creating new identities for them – identities that prevent them from being discovered by their enemies. But this time she must fight for the lives of two people who have lived under false pretenses for years.
As Jane uses her wits to preserve the lives of her two charges, she begins to suspect that what she faces is not two unrelated cases but a contest with a single cunning enemy – a vicious predator who becomes more terrifying and powerful with each kill.
When eight-year-old Timothy Decker finds his parents brutally murdered, it’s clear the Deckers weren’t the intended victims: Timothy’s own room–ransacked, all traces of his existence expertly obliterated– is the shocking evidence. Timothy’s nanny, Mona, is certain about only one thing. Timmy needs to disappear, fast.
Only Jane Whitefield, a Native American “guide” who specializes in making victims vanish, can lead him to safety. But diverting Jane’s attention is Mary Perkins, a desperate woman with S&L fraud in her past. Stalking Mary is a ruthless predator determined to find her and the fortune she claims she doesn’t have. Jane quickly creates a new life for Mary and jumps back on Timmy’s case . . . not knowing that the two are fatefully linked to one calculating killer. . .
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