<p><strong>A Geologist Lies Comatose in a Portland, Maine Hospital in A World of Deceit, a Detective Joe Burgess Thriller by Kate Flora</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>--Portland, Maine--</em></p><p><br></p><p>Unable to awaken her father--eminent geologist, Ted Gabbro--nine-year-old Arielle approaches the vacationing Joe Burgess, desperate for his help.</p><p><br></p><p>Loathe to let anything interfere with his much-needed rest on the mountains of western Maine, Joe can't ignore the girl's plea for help and can't deny that something is very wrong.</p><p><br></p><p>As the frightened girl's father languishes in a coma and her mother can't be found, Burgess finds himself in a tangle of land disputes, family politics, the child's parents' nasty divorce, and the powerful greed that accompanies "gold fever".</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Winner of the Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>"Flora pours on the intensity in this criminal, legal and moral maze." </strong>~Kirkus Reviews</p><p><br></p><p><strong>"Flora writes cops so convincingly it's hard to imagine she's never worn the badge herself."</strong> ~Bruce Robert Coffin, author of Among the Shadows</p><p><br></p><p><strong>THE JOE BURGESS MYSTERIES</strong></p><p><em>Playing God</em></p><p><em>The Angel of Knowlton Park</em></p><p><em>Redemption</em></p><p><em>And Grant You Peace</em></p><p><em>Led Astray</em></p><p><em>A Child Shall Lead Them</em></p><p><em>A World of Deceit</em></p><p><em>Such a Good Man</em></p>