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Poker: a high-stakes, deadly serious professional sport. Doc Hill knows all too well the risks involved with the sport. Or so he thinks. But when one of the greatest poker players of all time dies, the stakes rise even higher. Doc must solve an increasingly frightening series of murders—and win the biggest tournament of his career—before he finds himself forced to fold his cards for good.

A fast-paced thriller that delves deep into the enticing world of high-stakes poker, Dead Money raises the risk of the political thriller to create an exciting new genre—political poker thriller.

“Dean Wesley Smith does for poker what James Patterson does for serial killers.”
—Sheldon McArthur, former owner of Mysterious Books in Los Angeles

“[An] exhilarating political poker thriller.”
—Midwest Book Review

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November 5, 2013
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USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith published more than a hundred novels in thirty years and hundreds and hundreds of short stories across many genres. He wrote a couple dozen Star Trek novels, the only two original Men in Black novels, Spider-Man and X-Men novels, plus novels set in gaming and television worlds. Writing with his wife Kristine Kathryn Rusch under the name Kathryn Wesley, they wrote the novel for the NBC miniseries The Tenth Kingdom and other books for Hallmark Hall of Fame movies. He wrote novels under dozens of pen names in the worlds of comic books and movies, including novelizations of a dozen films, from The Final Fantasy to Steel to Rundown. He now writes his own original fiction under just the one name, Dean Wesley Smith. In addition to his upcoming novel releases, his monthly magazine called Smith’s Monthly premiered October 1, 2013, filled entirely with his original novels and stories. Dean also worked as an editor and publisher, first at Pulphouse Publishing, then for VB Tech Journal, then for Pocket Books. He now plays a role as an executive editor for the original anthology series Fiction River. For more information go to www.deanwesleysmith.com, www.smithsmonthly.com or www.fictionriver.com. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00GH0Q178
Publisher ‏ : ‎ WMG Publishing, Inc. (November 5, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 5, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3087 KB
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Best Sellers Rank: #647,825 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #3,485 in Conspiracy Thrillers (Kindle Store)
- #4,078 in Conspiracy Thrillers (Books)
- #6,423 in Political Thrillers (Books)

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Considered one of the most prolific writers working in modern fiction, USA Today bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith published far more than a hundred novels in forty years, and hundreds of short stories across many genres.

At the moment he produces novels in several major series, including the time travel Thunder Mountain novels set in the Old West, the galaxy-spanning Seeders Universe series, the urban fantasy Ghost of a Chance series, a superhero series starring Poker Boy, and a mystery series featuring the retired detectives of the Cold Poker Gang.

His monthly magazine, Smith’s Monthly, which consists of only his own fiction, premiered in October 2013 and offers readers more than 70,000 words per issue, including a new and original novel every month.

During his career, Dean also wrote a couple dozen Star Trek novels, the only two original Men in Black novels, Spider-Man and X-Men novels, plus novels set in gaming and television worlds. Writing with his wife Kristine Kathryn Rusch under the name Kathryn Wesley, he wrote the novel for the NBC miniseries The Tenth Kingdom and other books for Hallmark Hall of Fame movies.

He wrote novels under dozens of pen names in the worlds of comic books and movies, including novelizations of almost a dozen films, from The Final Fantasy to Steel to Rundown.

Dean also worked as a fiction editor off and on, starting at Pulphouse Publishing, then at VB Tech Journal, then Pocket Books, and now at WMG Publishing, where he and Kristine Kathryn Rusch serve as series editors for the acclaimed Fiction River anthology series.

For more information about Dean’s books and ongoing projects, please visit his website at www.deanwesleysmith.com and sign up for his newsletter.

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Gretchen L. Rix

We want more Doc Hill thrillers

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2014

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Thoroughly enjoyable.

Fascinating in its details about professional poker playing.

Hard to put down.

We want more Doc Hill thrillers.

In DEAD MONEY (a poker term for a player who has paid an entry fee in a tournament he has no chance of winning) Doc Hill leads adventure tourists down the River of No Return during his time off from high stakes poker games, his real job. Abruptly, the death of his long-estranged father puts him in the middle of a decades-spanning mystery and into the sights of a stone cold killer. A really good thriller read ensues.

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Ed Kuehn

Great book by an author who I hadn't read any ...

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2014

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Great book by an author who I hadn't read any full length stories from (I have read many of the Smith's shorts in the past). The novel is tight and well-paced. Smith keeps the balance of story vs. action and neither feels forced at any point.

His characters are interesting and engaging and everything from plane crashes to action scenes to poker games are well-executed.

This a solid, fun thriller and hopefully "Doc" Hill will return in the near future.

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Adam Bailey

Wow, What a Great Story!

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2016

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Man, what an awesome book, I literally could not put it down. I started on page one and read straight through to the end. Stories like this are exactly why I love to read.

Haven't looked yet, but I sure hope there are more Doc Hill books.

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D. Dorow

More than a poker game.

Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2017

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Introduction into the world of poker and a suspenseful story with intriguing characters.

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Jim McCarthy Jr.

Poker and bad guys, what could go wrong ? (The plot)

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2017

Author Dean Wesley Smith's, "Dead Money", (Doc Hill # 1), is a fair to midland suspense thriller. Protagonist Jonathan "Doc" Hill without question is one of THE very best poker players. Doc only loses when he wants to. He got his nickname "Doc" since he missed getting his Ph.D. by two credits. The plot revolves around nine unique keys spread among ten men. (The tenth man was murdered). A poker game from 1982 has lead to these keys being made to open a safety deposit box following the murder of one of the players. Yes, all nine keys are needed to open the box. In a plot that is all over the place from Idaho to Las Vegas, Doc manages to escape danger and death. With not much mystery who the bad guys are, it's characters beyond Doc are not all that interesting. however it was a quick enjoyable read without high expectations. Being nice in this Christmas season I'm giving, "Dead Money", three stars out of five stars possible. Really I'd give it roughly 2.66 stars. I don't highly recommend it, but give it an okay for reading on a dull day. Check it out especially if you're a big time poker fan. Most of the detailed poker hand pages I merely skimmed having no idea what action was going on.

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This was an enjoyable read, especially if you're into poker...

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2015

I started reading Dead Money by Dean Wesley Smith as I was in between some other recreational reading material, and I'm happy with the choice I made. This book kept me turning the pages (metaphorically speaking since it was an ebook) to find out what exactly was the driving force behind the killings and the ultimate showdown. Putting it all within the context of high-stakes professional poker was a unique angle that made for an interesting read.

The story starts out with a guy flying back from a high-stakes poker game. In the middle of nowhere, his plane stalls out, and he ends up flying it into a canyon wall. It also reveals that the accident was actually an act of sabotage, and the person who did it has a much bigger agenda than just one death. This death of Doc Hill's father starts Doc on a search to find the killer, regardless of the fact that he and his dad had been estranged for years. Some digging reveals that a number of poker legends are being murdered, and they all seem to be connected by the fact that each one had a key that means something to someone. By this time, Doc is determined to see this through, and is willing to risk everything (including his life) in a winner-take-all game of poker.

The uniqueness of Dead Money is how everything is set in the world of professional poker. Hill is an outstanding player, his dad was a legend, and most of the people he interacts with have some tie into that world. The poker jargon comes fast and furious, and Smith makes it work well. I can see if you're into poker, this would make a great mystery read. Even if you're not, it's a fast-paced novel that hides things well until the very end...

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exhilarating political poker thriller

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2013

Dead Money
Dean Wesley Smith
WMG, Jun 13 2013, $15.99
ISBN 9780615824901

In Idaho, poker champ Carson Hill dies when his small plane crashes. A person detonated an explosion in the plane's engine while watching the crash but cannot retrieve the coveted key from the victim. Also in Idaho, on a whitewater trip Carson's estranged son Jonathan "Doc" Hill learns from his business partner and BFF Fleet Korte that his father died. They tell the former's grandfather Ace who asks them to learn the truth.

Someone hires Grove to dig up the grave of great poker champion Jeff Taylor who was murdered in an unsolved case twelve years ago. The smell is overwhelming in spite of the really good condition of the remains and worse to Grove is the gross touching of the shirt to remove a key from the deceased's neck. Grove goes to Vegas to deliver the key to his client for a sizable fee. Steve Harrison the client takes the key while musing one down eight players with keys to go before killing Grove. As Doc seeks what happened to his father after the Big Game, he finds a connection to a 1982 game and the White House.

Though the premise should be over the top of the Central Idaho Mountains, Dean Wesley Smith draws a royal straight flush by making the hand he deals readers seem possible with this exhilarating political poker thriller. With his DNA containing the poker gene, the protagonist, accompanied by his loyal sidekick, raises the stakes, bluffs and calls his way in a Dead Money game in which the players' ante is their life.

Harriet Klausner

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