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Description edit
Book one in best-selling author Terri Blackstock's brand-new series Newpointe 911, in which the firemen of Newpointe, LA, face personal and terrifying trial: Someone is murdering their wives, one by one.
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Mark Branning: husband of Allie
- Jim Shoemaker: Police Chief
- Patricia Castor: Mayor
- Stan Shepherd: the town's only detective; married to Celia
- George Broussard: Martha's husband/firefighter - shift captain/church-goer
- Allie: wife of Mark/owner of Blooms 'n' Blossoms flower shop
- Celia: Stan's wife
- Martha Broussard: George's wife
- Reese Carter: lives next door to George and Martha Broussard
- Nick Foster: pastor and firefighter
- Dan Nichols: firefighter
- Craig Barnes: Fire Chief
- Susan Ford: pretty black woman/friend of Mark and Allie/church-goer/husband-Ray
- Ray Ford: black man/husband of Susan/fire captain on Mark's shift/one of Mark's closest friends
- Jill Clark/attorney: Allie's closest friend
- Cale Larkins: Jamie's husband/firefighter
- Joe Petitjean: bar owner
- Isabelle (Issie) Mattreaux: Paramedic
- Jamie Larkins: Cale's wife
- Sid: Lieutenant on the Newpointe police force
- Vern: officer
- R.J.: Policeman
- Mlie: Add a description of this character.
- Vanessa: Ray and Susan's 15-year old daughter
- Frances Bledsoe: Marty's wife (in the book, it's spelled with an "i" as in Francis, however "i" is the male version of the name; "e" is the female version).
- Mari
- Tommy
- Gale
- Lynette: a rookie cop
- Chad
- Jake Logan: psychology professor who specialized in criminal behavior/helped New Orleans police with profiles of murderers in the past
- Hank Keyes: guy Jamie knows
- TJ Porter: big guy/cop that moonlights on other jobs
- Lisa: Jamie Larken's best friend
- Junior Reynolds: firefighter
- Blair
- Aggie: an independently wealthy woman in her 80's who cooks for the fire department, Celia's aunt
- Marty Bledsoe
- Jesse Pruitt: retired teacher who helps sometimes at Allie's flower shop
- Johnny Ducote: fireman, drives a limousine for a secondary income
- Sid Ford: Ray's brother/a cop
- Jacob Baxter: a young widower, firefighter
- Anthony Martin: doing stakeout
- Ben: Ray and Susan's college-age son
- Peter Blanc: the Cajun detective assigned to the airport shooting
- Eddie Branning: Mark's father
- Detective Joe Madison: supervising officer in Slidell
- LaTonya Mason: rookie cop
- Bob Sigrest
- Simone: dispatcher
First Sentence edit
The competing sounds of brass bands, jazz ensembles, and zydeco musicians gave Newpointe, Louisiana, an irresistibly festive atmosphere, but Mark Branning tried not to feel festive.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1 - 68
Afterword
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 5 in Newpointe 911. (standard series)
Followed by Shadow of Doubt.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Terri Blackstock (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Zondervan
Country: United States
Publication Date: April 1, 1998
ISBN: 0310217571
Page Count: 384
Publisher: Zondervan
Country: United States
Publication Date: April 1, 1998
ISBN: 0310217571
Page Count: 384
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3552.L34285 P75 1998
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Literature & Fiction › Mystery
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Authors, A-Z › ( B ) › Blackstock, Terri
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Literature & Fiction › Fiction
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Fiction › Mystery
- Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Suspense
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
- Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery
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