by TessGerritsen (Author)
A year has passed since the capture of serial killer Warren Hoyt, yet the memory of his brutal crimes continues to haunt Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli. Now she faces a new killer, a hunter who preys on well-to-do couples, forcing the husbands to watch as their wives are sexually assaulted. The killer's final act is swift and pitiless- a single bullet to the husband's head. Then he leaves, taking the wives with him. izzoli views the death scenes with a horrifying sense of familiarity. This new killer appears to be copying one obscure element from Warren Hoyt's crimes. Has Hoyt found an accolyte; an apprentice killer? Or, more frightening still, have the men actually made contact, and a bond formed between these two terrifying predators? A new complication arises. The killer's DNA is sent to a national database, and federal investigators from Washington join the case, for reasons they refuse to share. Again and again, Rizzoli clashes with Special Agent Gabriel Dean, who begins to show up at every crime scene. He knows something about this killer, something that is so politically explosive, he cannot reveal it to her. Then the case takes yet another frightening turn. Whil
Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Bantam Press
Published: 02 Sep 2002
ISBN 10: 0593049993
ISBN 13: 9780593049990
Book Overview: The chilling follow-up to The Surgeon, in which homicide detective Jane Rizzoli races to discover the identity of a horribly twisted serial killer who preys on couples.