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A PI turns the tables on a brutal lady killer in this suspense thriller from the New York Times-bestselling author of Pulse.Once one of New Yorks top homicide detectives, Frank Quinn now runs his own detective agency, frequently assisting the police on some of their most disturbing cases . . .A serial killer is stalking the city for beautiful, blue-eyed blondes. He likes to drug and bind them, then torture them to death. Women everywhere are terrified, but the NYPD cant do anything to help. The case soon becomes personal for Quinn when his niece, Carlie, begs for help. She fits the killers type, and worse, someone is following her.Now Quinn must trap this monster before its too late. He just needs some bait . . .Praise for John Lutz. "John Lutz knows how to make you shiver." - Harlan Coben"Lutz offers up a heart-pounding roller coaster of a tale." - Jeffery Deaver"Lutz knows how to seize and hold the readers imagination." - The Plain Dealer"Its easy to see why he won an Edgar and two Shamuses." - Publishers Weekly<
About the Author
John Lutz's work includes political suspense, private eye novels, urban suspense, humor, occult, crime caper, police procedural, espionage, historical, futuristic, amateur detective...virtually every mystery sub-genre. He is the author of more than forty-five novels and 250 short stories and articles. His novels and short fiction have been translated into virtually every language and adapted for almost every medium. He is a past president of both Mystery Writers of America and Private Eye Writers of America. Among his awards are the MWA Edgar, the PWA Shamus, The Trophee 813 Award for best mystery short story collection translated into the French language, the PWA Life Achievement Award, and the Short Mystery Fiction Society's Golden Derringer Lifetime Achievement Award. He is the author of two private eye series, the Nudger series, set in his home town of St. Louis, and the Carver series, set in Florida, as well as many non-series suspense novels. His SWF SEEKS SAME was made into the hit movie SINGLE WHITE FEMALE, starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and his THE EX was made into the HBO original movie of the same title, for which he co-authored the screenplay.
When Lutz isn't writing, he's reading, following baseball, dining out with friends, or going to movies. He's a serious movie buff.
Lutz and his wife, Barbara, split their time between St. Louis and Sarasota, Florida. His latest book is the suspense novel, SERIAL.
