Jack Till, who has retired from the LAPD after a respected career as a
homicide detective, now works as a private investigator, comfortable
chasing down routine cases while visiting his 24-year-old daughter,
Holly, who has Down Syndrome. But when the parents of a recently
murdered young girl, about Holly's age, ask for his help when the police
come up empty, Till reluctantly takes the case.
It was
discovered after her death that the victim had been working as a
high-class prostitute, and the police are content to assume she was
killed by a client, common in such a dangerous line of work. Yet as Till
digs deeper, he realizes that the victim is just one of several young
female escorts killed in different cities in the exact same way—all
had strawberry blonde hair, and all were shot with a 9mm handgun in the
sanctity of their apartments.
Till must find his way around the
tawdry and secretive online escort business, and decode ads placed by
young women who all use false names, sometimes advertise using other
women's pictures, and move from city to city every few months. Yet when
Till is finally able to catch up with the killer, he finds that the man
he's after is far more dangerous and volatile than he ever could have
imagined. As the body count rises, Till must risk his life to find this
seductive and ruthless killer whose murderous spree masks a far deadlier
agenda.
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"I love this book, would highly recommend. Both Jack Till and the villain are very engaging, and the story is fantastic. My only rub with the book is that it ends so abruptly, but the journey is so much fun. One of my favorites of them all. "
— Yogi (5 out of 5 stars)
Perry is a marvelous plotter, and he builds suspense with all the subtlety of a master chef nursing a risotto to buttery perfection, but what really separates him from the thriller field is his ability to fold psychological complexity into the onrushing narrative.
— Booklist Starred ReviewThomas Perry is the bestselling author of over twenty novels, including The Butcher’s Boy, which won the Edgar Award, and Metzger’s Dog, which was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. He received a BA degree from Cornell University and a PhD in English from the University of Rochester.
Robertson Dean has played leading roles on and off Broadway and at dozens of regional theaters throughout the country. He has a BA from Tufts University and an MFA from Yale. His audiobook narration has garnered ten AudioFile Earphones Awards. He now lives in Los Angeles, where he works in film and television in addition to narrating.