Acknowledgments
Every author owes a huge debt of gratitude to the team supporting them. St. Martin’s Minotaur took the leap with me as I explored new characters, a new setting, and a new series, and I am very blessed to be backed by such talent. Kelley Ragland, I am so thrilled to be finally working with you! Thank you for your enthusiasm and brilliant editorial guidance. Madeline Houpt, Hector DeJean, Danielle Prielipp, and many others—all of you, thank you for your extraordinary efforts in helping bring this book to life.
Ellen Geiger at Frances Goldin Literary Agency: my dear friend and agent for almost twenty years. Oh, the stories we could tell! And Matt McGowan—you are the best. How you keep track of things on my behalf, I’ll never know. Thank you both for taking such good care of me.
To Christine Pepe—your friendship and support means the world.
A belated thank-you to Scott Wentzka, for his sculptural inspiration. Your piece helped me write a book, and when I can afford you, I’ll add it to my collection.
To PJ, always. Love never dies.
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THE MONKEEWRENCH SERIES
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The Guilty Dead
Nothing Stays Buried
The Sixth Idea
Off the Grid
Shoot to Thrill
Snow Blind
Dead Run
Live Bait
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About the Author
P.J. Tracy is the pseudonym of Traci Lambrecht, bestselling and award-winning author of the Monkeewrench series. Lambrecht and her mother, P.J., wrote eight novels together as P.J. Tracy before P. J. passed away in 2016. Lambrecht has since continued the Monkeewrench series solo. She spent most of her childhood painting and showing Arabian horses, and graduated with a Russian Studies major from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, where she also studied voice. She now lives outside Minneapolis. You can sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Epigraph
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-One
Chapter Forty-Two
Chapter Forty-Three
Chapter Forty-Four
Chapter Forty-Five
Chapter Forty-Six
Chapter Forty-Seven
Chapter Forty-Eight
Chapter Forty-Nine
Chapter Fifty
Chapter Fifty-One
Chapter Fifty-Two
Chapter Fifty-Three
Chapter Fifty-Four
Chapter Fifty-Five
Chapter Fifty-Six
Chapter Fifty-Seven
Chapter Fifty-Eight
Chapter Fifty-Nine
Chapter Sixty
Chapter Sixty-One
Chapter Sixty-Two
Chapter Sixty-Three
Chapter Sixty-Four
Chapter Sixty-Five
Chapter Sixty-Six
Chapter Sixty-Seven
Chapter Sixty-Eight
Chapter Sixty-Nine
Chapter Seventy
Chapter Seventy-One
Chapter Seventy-Two
Chapter Seventy-Three
Chapter Seventy-Four
Chapter Seventy-Five
Chapter Seventy-Six
Chapter Seventy-Seven
Chapter Seventy-Eight
Chapter Seventy-Nine
Chapter Eighty
Chapter Eighty-One
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Also by P. J. Tracy
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
First published in the United States by Minotaur Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group
DEEP INTO THE DARK. Copyright © 2021 by Traci Lambrecht. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.
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Cover design by David Baldeosingh Rotstein
Cover images: palm trees © Carlos Restrepo/Arcangel; eye © Valua Vitaly/Shutterstock.com
The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Names: Tracy, P. J., author.
Title: Deep into the dark / P.J. Tracy.
Description: First edition. | New York: Minotaur Books, 2021.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020035305 | ISBN 9781250754943 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250783578 (ebook)
Subjects: GSAFD: Mystery fiction.
Classification: LCC PS3620.R33 D44 2021 | DDC 813/.6—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020035305
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First Edition: 2021