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Assault with a Deadly Lie
A Nick Hoffman Novel of Suspense
Lev Raphael
Terrace Books
Finalist, Midwest Book Award for Mystery/Thriller Fiction, Midwest Independent Publishers Association
“In Assault with a Deadly Lie, the ivory tower topples under a barrage of
guns and violence. Nick Hoffman and his partner find that literature and
an idyllic domestic life are no match for a deranged character’s revenge
conspiracy.”
—Lynn C. Miller, author of Death of a Department Chair
Successful professor Nick Hoffman finds his secure, happy, college-town life
changed forever after a nightmarish encounter with police. But even when that
horrible night is over, life doesn’t return to normal. Someone is clearly out to
destroy him. Nick and his partner Stefan Borowski face an escalating series of
threats that lead to a brutal and stunning confrontation.
A novel of suspense set in the academic world, Assault with a Deadly Lie probes
the disturbing psychological impact of slander, harassment, stalking, police brutality,
and the loss of personal safety. What will Nick do when his world threatens
to collapse? How can he reestablish order in a suddenly chaotic life?
Assault with a Deadly Lie, the eighth installment of Lev Raphael’s Nick Hoffman
Mysteries, propels the series to a new level of danger and intrigue as Nick
and Stefan are catapulted out of their tranquil existence by shocking accusations.
Lev Raphael is the author of twenty-four
books in genres from mystery to memoir,
including The Edith Wharton Murders, Burning
Down the House, and My Germany. His books
have been translated into a dozen languages.
He teaches creative writing at Michigan State
University. Visit Lev Raphael’s website at
www.levraphael.com for additional information and a schedule of his upcoming appearances. |
Praise
“A riveting great read for mystery/suspense fans, author Lev Raphael once again documents his impressive gifts as a storyteller, holding the reader’s rapt attention from beginning to end with unexpected plot twists and surprise twists.”
—Midwest Book Review
“Assault with a Deadly Lie mines a number of hot button topics: police brutality, privacy, surveillance, paranoia, guns, stalking, bullying, plagiarism, and academic ineptness.”
—Patricia Skalka, author of Death Stalks Door County
“Raphael portrays with frightening power the wrenching experience of victimization by the corporatized, PR-prioritized groves of academia, where both men teach, and by local authorities militarized into SWAT teams practicing police brutality. . . . The compelling core of this unusual novel is Raphael’s depiction of the agonizing reality of victims’ shame, in which someone ‘feels doubly exposed talking about the violation and so says nothing.”
—Booklist
“Most interesting is the impact on two educated upper middle-class gay men in a seemingly idyllic college town and their terror in realizing how easily lives can be destroyed.”
—Publishers Weekly
“A real winner—a controversial suspense novel that could easily have been torn from today’s headlines.”
—Lansing State Journal
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October 2014
LC: 2014007468 PS
190 pp. 5.5 x 8.25
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