Double Blind

Samantha Cody #2

by D.P. Lyle

Deputy Samantha Cody just won her third professional boxing match and is ready for a stress-free vacation at her friend Alyss Cameron's new B&B in the tiny mountain community of Gold Creek, Colorado. But any hope of relaxation is shattered when Sam stumbles upon a brutal killing and is nearly trampled by a massive, shadowy figure. When two more murders follow, Sam finds herself in the uncomfortable position of being both witness and investigator. Some vacation. Reports of a creature roaming the mountain slopes, terrorizing hikers, and mutilating cattle make Sam wonder if a bear, a man, or even Big Foot is hiding in the hills. But Police Chief Forrest Wade's primary suspect is Billy Wingo, a bear-like mountain man who matches the killer's description. Sam must survive the harsh mountains, deep hard-rock mines, and a conspiracy of greed and corruption long enough to uncover the truth.

Paperback

First published August 1, 2002

About the author

DP Lyle, MD is the Macavity and Benjamin Franklin Silver Award winning and Edgar, Agatha, Anthony, Scribe, Silver Falchion, and USA Best Book Award nominated author of many non-fiction books as well as numerous works of fiction.

He has worked with many novelists and with the writers of popular television shows such as Law & Order, CSI: Miami, Diagnosis Murder, Monk, House, Medium, and Pretty Little Liars and others

For the past 35 years, he has practiced Cardiology in Orange County, California. He is the co-host, along with Jan Burke, of Crime and Science Radio, a twice-monthly program on Suspense Radio.

Reviews

[William Bentrim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Double Blind by D. P. Lyle
This is an entertaining mystery with a strong and feisty female protagonist. Sam Cody is a sheriff's deputy and a boxer. Her vacation from both finds her caught up in a Big Foot scenario.
Sam comes into Gold Creek, Colorado to stay at her old friend, Alyss’s bed and breakfast. She is welcomed to the community by being run over by a murderer. Not one to sit on the sidelines she runs afoul of Chief Wade and his presumption that he knows the identity of the murderer.
Combing greed and rogue medical experiments Lyle adds a layer of complexity to a seemingly simple murder.
Lyle stepped up his game with this book. I really enjoyed it and recommend it.

[Julie Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sam goes on vacation to cold snowy country instead of the California desert. She of course immediately runs into a murder which morphs into a bigger issue and has to overcome local authority's who are assisting the bad guys.
I like Lyle's characters, writing style and plots. Good read.

[Ricki · Rating 2 out of 5]

Much prefer the Jake Longly series. The story is a who done it but also has a weird medical drama.