Dance for the Dead - (Jane Whitefield) by Thomas Perry (Paperback)

About the Book

Eight-year-old Timothy Decker finds his parents brutally murdered. It's clear they weren't the intended victims. He needs to disappear fast. He needs Jane Whitefield, the resourceful Native American heroine who helps people escape their lives in order to keep them.

Book Synopsis

Jane Whitefield fights to save two very different people from a terrifying, cunning murderer in this "terse thriller" (San Francisco Chronicle) from the award-winning author of The Butcher's Boy.

"Compelling . . . Nobody writes a chase better than [Thomas] Perry."--The Washington Post Book World

Jane Whitefield is the patron saint of the pursued, a Native American "guide" who specializes in making victims vanish. Calling on the ancient wisdom of the Seneca tribe and her own razor-sharp cunning, she conjures up new identities for people with nowhere left to run. She's as quick and quiet as freshly fallen snow, and she covers a trail just as completely. But when a calculating killer stalks an innocent eight-year-old boy, Jane faces dangerous obstacles that will put her powers--and her life--to a terrifying test. . . .

Review Quotes

"Compelling . . . Nobody writes a chase better than [Thomas] Perry."--The Washington Post Book World

"Spellbinding . . . Terrific . . . Jane Whitefield may be the most arresting protagonist in the 90s thriller arena. . . . Thrillers need good villains, and this one has a formidable SOB who is cold-blooded enough to satisfy anybody's taste."--Entertainment Weekly

"A terse thriller . . . Perry starts the story with a bang."--San Francisco Chronicle

"One of the most engaging heroines in contemporary suspense."--The Flint Journal

About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Thomas Perry won an Edgar Award for The Butcher's Boy, and Metzger's Dog was one of the New York Times's Notable Books of the Year. His other books include The Face-Changers, Shadow Woman, Dance for the Dead, and Vanishing Act. Thomas Perry died in 2025.