Death Dealer: How Cops and Cadaver Dogs Brought a Killer to Justice - Tapa dura

Death Dealer - Nominated for the "Award for Best Critical or Non-Fiction Work - Anthony Award" 2014 Agatha Nominee - Best Nonfiction Category "Death Dealer" may be among her finest works yet." - Maine Sunday Telegram "Award-Winning Finalist in the "True Crime: Non-Fiction" category of the 2014 USA Best Book Awards" Honorable Mention - New England Book Festival October 14, 2014 - Mystery Author Series, book signing, author insights, reading and discussion Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant Street, Brunswick, ME 04011 from 7 to 9 p.m. October 27, 2014 - Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, MA 617491 - Book Signing - 7:00 p.m. New York Daily News - Nose for Crime: Dogs Help Bring Killer to Justice - Article- September 7, 2014 New York Daily News (Online Edition)- Cadaver Dog and Game Warden Help Put Maine Killer David Tansaickuk Behind Bars for Life - Saturday, September 6, 2014 "...highly recommended read..." - Lisa Haselton's Reviews and Interviews "I found this account riveting."- Lesa's Book Critiques "It is a pacy and incredibly atmospheric (something which is often lacking in true crime books) and for this reason, I highly recommend this book to readers of both true crime and fictional crime." - The Crime Warp (Blog)

When the hunters become the hunted, life for law enforcement officials and their families in Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada, turns upside-down. It takes a months-long investigation by police, search and rescue dogs and their handlers to catch a suspected serial killer. Death Dealer is a gripping true crime story of committed investigators from two countries and their cooperation in the relentless pursuit of a brutal murderer. It's intriguing from the moment David Tanasichuk reports his wife, Maria, missing. Explaining the ten-day delay in notifying authorities, David claims that he and Maria were having marital troubles and she had decided to take a break by leaving town. Suspense builds as lie after lie unravels. David's reputation for violence and drug abuse makes investigators take his veiled threats against them seriously. Local police, frustrated by a fruitless wintertime search through miles of frozen wilderness, finally enlist the aid of Maine game wardens along with cadaver dogs and their dedicated volunteer handlers. This Law and Order meets CSI drama culminates in a riveting courtroom drama.