Hot Lights, Cold Steel - (Dub Walker Thriller) 2nd Edition by D P Lyle (Paperback)

About the Book

Forensic criminalist Dub Walker is asked to find a missing girl, but when her body shows up in a shallow grave he's faced with a hideous case. As other victims arise, in order to bring justice, Dub must walk a trail of terror leading him into the world of a psycho whose lack of human decency is too gruesome to contemplate.

Book Synopsis

Forensic criminalist Dub Walker is once again called upon when an old friend enlists his help in finding her 19-year-old daughter. When the bodies of two young women show up in a shallow grave, one of whom is the daughter, Dub is back to work and hard at it. Soon other bodies start turning up in similar graves, and each victim has undergone multiple, highly technical surgical procedures requiring extremely sophisticated equipment. Who would have access to such state-of-the-art instruments and the skill to perform the complex surgeries? The ensuing trail of terror and bodies that leads Dub to Talbert Biomedical--a surgical instrument manufacturing company operated by a business tycoon and a surgeon--is a horrifying breech of ethics and human decency. It's too gruesome to even contemplate what was done to the victims before they died. To catch a killer, Dub has to put himself in their place.

Review Quotes

"Hippocratic oath meets hypocritical practice in D. P. Lyle's exciting new book, HOT LIGHTS, COLD STEEL. Dub Walker, med school dropout and forensic criminologist, follows a trail of discarded bodies in this engrossing tale of medicine and murder, told in a witty tongue-in-cheek style that humors as it horrifies. A renowned physician himself, Lyle is a master of the medical thriller. Your prescription is simple, and highly enjoyable: Read this book."
--Gayle Lynds, New York Times Bestselling Author

"With HOT LIGHTS, COLD STEEL Lyle has written the ultimate serial killer novel. Think Silence of the Lambs on steroids with a fiendishly brutal villain every bit the equal of Hannibal Lecter fashioned in the polished touch of Jeffrey Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme novels. Accurate to a T and utterly bone-chilling, this is everything a thriller should be and more."
--Jon Land, USA Today Bestselling Author

"With enough cool guys, bad guys and good guys for two novels, HOT LIGHTS, COLD STEEL is a great thrill ride. Lyle keeps you guessing on who to root for and how a sinister plot is all going to end. A terrific story by a gifted writer. One of the best thrillers I've read this year."
--Robert Dugoni, New York Times Bestselling Author

"A scary thrill-packed ride coiled tighter than a cobra. A can't put down read."
--Allen Wyler, Author of "DEAD HEAD" and "DEADLY ERRORS"

"Dub Walker is tough, funny, and smart, the perfect hero for the nail-biting intensity of HOT LIGHTS, COLD STEEL. If this one doesn't make your spine tingle, have someone who's breathing check your pulse."
--Jan Burke Edgar-winning Author of "BONES, THE MESSENGER," and "DISTURBANCE"

"A gritty and grisly tale of serial murder, told in the edgy style of classic noir but powered with a 21^st century plot. Dr. Doug Lyle delivers a scalpel-sharp thriller."
--PJ Parrish, New York Times Bestselling Author