Retired detective Bill Hodges is haunted by the unsolved massacre of eight job-seekers mowed down by a stolen Mercedes. The killer, Brady Hartsfield, sends Hodges a taunting letter from his computer, intending to drive the old man to suicide. Instead, the message reawakens Hodges, who begins a clandestine investigation alongside a tech-savvy teenager named Jerome and a grieving woman named Holly. They track Hartsfield as he operates from his mother’s basement, planning a massive explosion at a crowded concert venue to solidify his legacy of mass murder.
Fans of hardboiled detective fiction read this book to experience a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game where the antagonist’s identity is known from the start. Readers walk away with a look into the psyche of a social predator and the procedural tactics used to stop a domestic terrorist. It appeals to those who prefer grounded crime narratives over supernatural elements, focusing on human depravity, digital surveillance, and the persistence of a lawman who refuses to let a cold case stay cold.
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
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