title: Better Off Dead in Deadwood (Deadwood Mysteries, Book 4)
author:  Ann Charles 
description: ''Flirty, frisky, frantic, and frightening<i>Better Off Dead</i> is just plain fun!'' --Terri Reid, author of Buried Innocence<BR><BR> ''A wonderful blend of sizzle and sleuth - juggling murder and mayhem on every page!'' --Mary Buckham, award-winning author of the <i>Invisible Recruit</i> series<BR><BR> ''Sassy, edge-of-the-seat suspenseful, and laugh-out-loud funny!'' --Wendy Delaney, author of <i>Truly, Madly, Deeply</i><BR><BR> ''Another sexy, fast-paced mystery!'' --Jacquie Rogers, author of the Hearts of Owyhee series<BR><BR> ''Ann Charles writes books with an even balance of mystery, romance, and dark humor.'' --<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, praise for the author
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  _“The first time I came to Deadwood, I got shot in the ass.”_ —Violet Parker
  
  
  Little girls are vanishing from Deadwood, South Dakota, and Violet Parker's
  daughter could be next. She's desperate to find the monster behind the
  abductions. But if she's not careful, Violet just might end up as one of
  Deadwood's dearly departed.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Table of Contents
  
  
  [Start Reading](part0007.html#Start)
  
  
  [Dear Reader](part0003.html#DearReader)
  
  
  [Dedication](part0004.html#Dedication)
  
  
  [Map of Deadwood](part0005.html#Map)
  
  
  [About the Author](part0045.html#AboutAnn)
  
  
  [Contact Information](part0045.html#ContactInfo)
  
  
  [More Books by Ann](part0035.html#AlsoBy)
  
  
  [Five Fun Facts About Ann](part0034.html#FiveFacts)
  
  
  [Acknowledgments](part0044.html#Acknowledgments)
  
  
  [Sneak Peek](part0043.html#SneakPeek)
  
  
  ( _Optical Delusions in Deadwood_ — book 2 of the Deadwood Mystery Series)
  
  
  Chapters
  
  
  [1](part0007.html#Chapter