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Seven Ways to Die Kindle Edition

by William Diehl (Author), Kenneth Atchity (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 483 ratings
From the Nez Perce Indian reservation in Idaho to New York’s Central Park is a straight line right through Bill Diehl’s last and most intriguing lead character, Micah Cody.

There are seven basic ways to die. In 1969 Dr. John C. Cavanaugh catalogued them all in his Primer of Forensic Pathology-Cast Studies for the Novice M.E.

Micah Cody is a 30-something NYPD captain of homicide, who’s founded a special unit known as TAZ with city-wide license to take over any investigation at all, with special focus on serial killers. Now its ultimate challenge is on the loose in Manhattan, with three victims already whose causes of death seem like intentional defiance of TAZ’s existence—and four to go in four deadly days leading up to Halloween. Chronicling it all with great amusement is the Capote-like award-winning crime writer Ward Hamilton who, egged on by his sexually voracious socialite bedmate, is determined to bring TAZ to its knees journalistically.

Captain Micah Cody's Nez Perce name is “Youngest Wolf” from his ability to communicate with the animals and read nature's signs. As all hell is breaking loose in Manhattan, the wolves in Central Park howl, the peregrine falcons shriek their warnings—and Micah is listening.

Seven Ways to Die is a non-stop, sexy read with Diehl doing to the end what he did best throughout his bestselling career.

Grand Prize Winner of the 2012 Beach Book Festival, which honors the summer’s hottest reads!

"SEVEN WAYS TO DIE is tense, gripping and impossible to put down, featuring a truly compelling homicide detective. I was intrigued from the first page!"--Carla Neggers, author of A Rare Chance, Stonebrook Village, The Widow, On Fire
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Grand Prize – Beach Read Festival 2012
Gold Medal Winner – Best Mystery/Thriller E-Book Independent Publisher Book Awards 2013

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The late William Diehl is the author of numerous fast-paced New York Times bestsellers, including two, Primal Fear and Sharky's Machine that were made into major motion pictures. Prior to his death in 2006, Diehl had written over 400 pages of manuscript for Seven Ways to Die, and left behind a working outline, notes and chapter drafts. Ken Atchity worked personally with Bill's widow, Virginia Gunn Diehl, along with his screenwriting partner Michael A. Simpson, to bring this novel to completion. William Diehl was an extraordinarily gifted storyteller who enjoyed an unbroken string of bestselling novels including 27 aka The Hunt, Thai Horse, Hooligans, Chameleon, Show of Evil, Primal Fear (Richard Gere and Edward Norton) and Sharkey's Machine. Seven Ways to Die is more than a worthy final addition to the Diehl canon. For twenty years he lived on Georgia's St. Simons Island with his wife Virginia Gunn, a former Atlanta TV reporter. Diehl, who began writing novels at the age of 50, was strongly influenced by his experiences as a ball turret gunner on a B-24 in World War II--for which he earned a Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, and Air Medal.He met Martin Luther King and took part in the Civil Right movement. He became a staff reporter at The Atlanta Constitution, then the first managing editor of Atlanta magazine. Kenneth Atchity, author of fifteen previous books, is a prolific producer of motion pictures for television and theater, as well as former professor of comparative literature and Fulbright professor of American studies. Atchity, author of fifteen books, has been an editor and manager of bestselling authors for twenty-five years, and responsible for twenty bestselling novels.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007HH8B28
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ AEI/Story Merchant Books
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 5 Mar. 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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    "I believe we can change the world through stories. 'The universe,' says Muriel Rukeyser, 'is not made of atoms, but of stories.' I believe in making a difference in the lives of others through the power of storytelling, both as a story teller myself and as a "story merchant" who enables other storytellers to make a difference."

    Dr. Ken Atchity loves being a writer, producer, teacher, career coach, and literary manager, responsible for launching hundreds of books and films. His life's passion is finding great stories and storytellers and turning them into bestselling authors and screenwriters--and making films which send their stories around the world.

    His books include, most recently, novels THE MESSIAH MATRIX and SEVEN WAYS TO DIE (with William Diehl) and nonfiction books for writers at every stage of their career. Based on his teaching, managing, and writing experience, he's successfully built bestselling careers for novelists, nonfiction writers, and screenwriters from the ground up.

    Atchity has also produced 30 films, including "Hysteria" (Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy), "The Expatriate" (Aaron Eckhart), "The Lost Valentine" (Betty White), "Gospel Hill" (Danny Glover), "Joe Somebody" (Tim Allen), "Life or Something Like It" (Angelina Jolie), "The Amityville Horror: The Evil Escapes," "Shadow of Obsession" (Veronica Hammel), "The Madam's Family" (Ellen Burstyn). Full film bio at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0040338/

    He was born in Eunice, Louisiana; and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, where he attended Rockhurst High School (and was editor in chief of The Prep News). After undergraduate work at Georgetown (A.B., English/Classics), and getting his Ph.D. in comparative literature from Yale, he served as professor and chairman of comparative literature and creative writing at Occidental College and Fulbright Professor at the University of Bologna. He was Distinguished Instructor, UCLA Writers Program, and a regular columnist-reviewer for The Los Angeles Times Book Review.

    As CEO of www.storymerchant.com, his Story Merchant companies, www.aeionline.com and www.thewriterslifeline.com, provide a one-stop full-service development and management center for commercial and literary writers who wish to launch their storytelling in all media--from publishing and film and television production, to Web presence and merchandising & licensing.

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    A dreamer who realizes his dreams and helps others do the same, Ken Atchity has impressive credits in the worlds of film, television and publishing.

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Customers enjoy the storyline of the book, with one mentioning it offers a different ending, while another describes it as a terrific tale with a great finale by William Diehl.

"...characters were believable and felt life-like, and the storyline offered a different ending to normal crime thrillers and I personally believe the..." Read more

"...They did a great job as it's a cracking story and a shame it couldn't be a series as it has some very memorable and really interesting personnel..." Read more

"I have always been a massive fan of mr Delhi's work and this tale did not disappoint. thank you very much, sir, and rest in peace" Read more

"Interesting plot, keeping in tension to the last word. Minuses: Language - frequently used American slang from the New York. Typical thriller." Read more

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"...William Diehl was one of the greatest writers of his genre. Great!" Read more

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"...added when there's no speaking, question marks missed, apostrophes sometimes used correctly (so somebody had a clue) but just as often not, and..." Read more

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  • Mikael Höglund
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great finale by William Diehl
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 September 2013
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    Ever so thankful to have one last book!
    William Diehl was one of the greatest writers of his genre. Great!
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  • Glenn Matthews
    4.0 out of 5 stars Very good
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 August 2014
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    The main characters were believable and felt life-like, and the storyline offered a different ending to normal crime thrillers and I personally believe the book is well written. The only downside is that the ending is - to an extend - unrealistic.
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  • Thomas Hardy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Superlative writing at its bes
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 November 2014
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    Superlative writing at its best. From the Nez Perce Indian reservation in Idaho to New York’s Central Park is a straight line right through Bill Diehl’s last and most intriguing lead character, Micah Cody. Having read so many of William Diehls stunning novels. Seven Ways To Die is certainly a culmination of the authors many talents. With its Indian Reservation start, you could easily believe you were in a Jack London novel. Diehls empathy with his characters are always evident and the seven ways to die are as always superbly researched. As I'm sure many fans wil feel, I don't regard this as a swan song but as a beginning point for many new readers to discover fine writing. Absolutely brilliant read.
    Highly Recommended
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  • Lynda Kelly
    3.0 out of 5 stars Needs A Big Old Re-Edit
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 May 2021
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    I was saddened to learn the author had died before completing this book, although he'd revealed the ending to a pal who helped the co-author complete it in his style. They did a great job as it's a cracking story and a shame it couldn't be a series as it has some very memorable and really interesting personnel featured as well. Sadly, that's not to be......A few places had me sobbing as well, usually when Charley was featured, I have to say !!
    The writer featured is a total reproduction of Truman Capote, even down to dress and attitude, although Hamilton had more successes under his belt than Capote.
    However......whoever edited this needs stringing up and they've done Mr Diehl no favours in the least in his name by putting this out with so many mistakes. I came close to just packing it in a few times, trust me, cos' it's in a mess.
    Speechmarks are either missed off altogether or bizarrely added when there's no speaking, question marks missed, apostrophes sometimes used correctly (so somebody had a clue) but just as often not, and commas used liberally BUT so many are also missing !! Then we had missed words from sentences for a little variety. It's like some trainee went through this proofreading it !! It's that slapdash, trust me. The and not they written, then clothes not clothing, WAY too many hyphens also missed where they were sorely needed as well.
    Then names were in the wrong places or misspelt as well......Even Hunter not Evan Hunter (I mean, who in their right mind thinks someone is called Even), we were informed a victim had a Rolex watch which was later mentioned, but as a Tag Heuer timepiece, one character's surname changed from Robert to Roberts, depending on which page you were on, Melinda was then written instead of Handley......an utter mess.
    If you can put up with the state of the presentation, there's a terrific tale to be related here, but for me, the best tribute his publisher/co-author can make is to get it properly re-edited altogether.
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  • Hed M
    5.0 out of 5 stars William Diehl. Always a class, underrated act.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 January 2016
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    This man just didn't have a bad book in him. Seven ways to die his last one.
    Bad person kills people. Good people attempt to stop it. Very much in the style of Sharkeys Machine and Hooligans, it tears along brilliantly, with one of Diehls trademarks and no small amount of pace and style.
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  • Eamon M Cowman
    4.0 out of 5 stars Yes
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 November 2014
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    I have always been a massive fan of mr Delhi's work and this tale did not disappoint. thank you very much, sir, and rest in peace
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  • Michael R McCaffrey
    5.0 out of 5 stars Its William Diehl what else
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 April 2018
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    Yes its William Diehl, but alas his last. Farewell to a long time friend who I never met.
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  • robin garcia
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 October 2016
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    An excellent book, took me right out of myself, a fitting final novel for Mr Diehl.
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  • Ricktu
    3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
    Reviewed in Australia on 1 December 2016
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    Not his best work. Bad Diehl is still worth reading though.
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  • carlotta weymouth
    5.0 out of 5 stars great reading need to have more in his
    Reviewed in Canada on 15 July 2014
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    great reading need to have more in his style
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  • MyNameWasTaken
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
    Reviewed in the United States on 3 May 2014
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    This was a great read. I enjoyed learning about the cast of characters in the book. Usually a writer will focus on one or two major players, but in this book we got to know the whole crew. The plot was super and the gory details weren't too gory to read through. I would recommend this book to all who enjoy crime / cop novels. You won't be disappointed. The book is long and detailed & worth the money. SPOILER: I was just bummed that Song was killed and had a hard time fitting this into the serial killer's M.O. He was a meticulous planner we we told throughout the book and how he stumbled upon her or why he focused on her (since her girlfriend hadn't even been on the task force for 2 days before the bad guy got Song) was beyond me. That's the only thing that seemed out of sorts with the rest of it, but still I did enjoy this book. And subliminally, the writers Diehl and Atchity, warned us what could happen to book reviewers who leave bad reviews!
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  • Kayben
    4.0 out of 5 stars A good last work
    Reviewed in the United States on 6 September 2012
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    Diehl was a master storyteller in my opinion. His characters are complex, his plot lines are believable, and well constructed. This story of a Native American NYPD detective captivated me instantly. Micah Cody's ability to communicate with animals aids him in his quest to stop a serial killer. This angle was the main reason I enjoyed the story. The only shortcoming, in my opinion, was the death of Diehl during the story's writing, and being finished by another author. The difference in writing style is immediately apparent, however, the story remains tight and gripping.
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  • Dave Wilde
    5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Excellent
    Reviewed in the United States on 1 May 2018
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    Seven Ways to Die was Diehl's final novel, finished by a friend and colleague after his death and published. It is an excellent top-notch police procedural of the first order. If it feels like you are reading what could be a movie, it wouldn't be too surprising as there were plans to turn it into a screenplay. Serial murders in New York City. Bizarre staged murders with a sex crime component. An elite task force run by Captain Cody, a Nez Perce Native American with an affinity for wolves. Most of all, the writing is rapid fire, action-oriented, and hard to put down.
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