K.E. Clark Releases DEADLY INSTINCT

Author K.E. Clark debuts with a mind-blowing novel that underscores the power of the most basic human instincts. A modern tale in the tradition of the noir fiction classics of James M. Cain and Elmore Leonard, Deadly Instinct tells the story of two couples who are brought together by a fundamental human instinct - the desire for children - but instead find themselves embroiled in a dangerous scheme fueled by greed and avarice.

This book follows the story of Billy and Barbara Evans, who seem like an ordinary couple, but looks are deceiving where Billy is concerned. An early-30's man who has never truly grown up, he dreams of riches and position. Barbara, his high school sweetheart, simply wants a family and is blind to Billy's dark side, though she is aware of his close ties to the shady and rich Jacko Denby. Prominent and respectable on the outside, Denby is reputed to have organized crime ties that pay for his opulent lifestyle, one that Billy craves for himself and Barbara.

Sara and Jacob Glass live in the nearby West Virginia coal mining country, but are worlds apart from the Evans in education and social position. Both are salt of the earth people, honest and hard working, and desperate to have the child they cannot conceive. In their early 40's, they are now eager to adopt, but Jacob's teenage criminal past and their precarious finances have made it impossible.

The story moves at an exhilarating pace when Ethan Boggs, a disgraced lawyer, enters their lives. Boggs, who is adroit at arranging hasty and superficially legal adoptions for aspiring parents who are willing to pay, wrestles with his own demons of gambling and alcohol. His instincts for self-destruction put him under the thumb of a local loan shark and render him constantly in need of cash.

Billy's semi-legitimate business schemes with Denby bring him tastes of the wealth he craves. Desperate to have it all, he concocts an unholy plan that will give him the financial success he desires, but at a price he cannot imagine. A shrewd detective and a glamorous television reporter begin to sniff out the truth, leading to a fateful confrontation with a shattering climax.

In Deadly Instinct, Clark has penned a gripping suspense thriller that weaves a complex web of deceit, blood and passion in an unforgettable tale of the most basic human instincts - and their explosive consequences. Readers will surely be hooked, stunned and surprised as the whole story unfolds its smashing conclusion.

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About the Author
K.E. Clark has an insatiable appetite for crime genre books and movies. In Deadly Instinct, his first foray into fiction, Clark has demonstrated the imagination the genre demands. His previous book, The Story Behind the Mortgage and Housing Meltdown, is an insightful and illuminating explanation of the historic and devastating 2008 financial crisis. A mortgage professional and executive for over thirty years, Clark is a keen observer of the trends that affect our world. Clark hosted the radio show Rebuild the Dream, which aired on the Washington D.C. area radio station WMAL. On the program, Clark translated and disseminated complex mortgage information for listeners, showing the way for people to achieve the American dream of home ownership. An entrepreneur, policy advocate, radio host, and writer, Clark's entry into fiction will prove to be his latest outgrowth of creativity and vision, as Deadly Instinct will keep readers enthralled and on the edge of their seats. Clark is a husband, and a father of three children. He is an avid cyclist, and spends his time with his family in Celebration, Florida and Park City, Utah.

Deadly Instinct * by K.E. Clark
Publication Date: April 17, 2013
Trade Paperback; $19.99; 338 pages; 978-1-4797-8119-5
Trade Hardback; $29.99; 338 pages; 978-1-4797-8120-1
eBook; $3.99; 978-1-4797-8121-8
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