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The novel debut of
DEAN MERCET
from dow bonds

SLIP 47

SOME SECRETS WERE NEVER MEANT TO SURFACE.

INSIDE THE MYSTERY

Coastal Georgia remembers its history. But some of its most dangerous secrets have been carefully buried.

For criminal defense attorney Dean Mercet, what begins as a seemingly routine inquiry leads to a photograph, a mysterious marina slip, and a trail of decisions made decades earlier.

The deeper he investigates, the clearer it becomes that the missing pieces of the past were not simply forgotten. Someone made certain they would stay hidden.

From Savannah's courtrooms to the tidal waterways of the Georgia coast, Dean finds himself drawn into a mystery involving powerful interests, old loyalties, and people willing to go to extraordinary lengths to
protect what they have built.

And as the truth begins to emerge, Dean discovers that uncovering it may be far more dangerous
than leaving it buried.

Slip 47 — A legal thriller by Dow Bonds.

The Press Room

IN THE NEWS · OCTOBER 23, 2026
 

Former Tifton Prosecutor Publishes First Novel


The Tifton Gazette recently featured Dow Bonds and the publication of his debut legal thriller, Slip 47. The article explores his journey from South Georgia prosecutor to criminal defense attorney and novelist, and the courtroom experience that informs his fiction.

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