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"In this intense follow-up to 2008's Dying Breath, just as self-described psychic detective Lucinda Sloan is helpless to stop a monomaniacal serial killer, readers will be helpless to stop turning pages until the end. From the moment the killer branded the Night Watchman sees Lucinda on television, he knows that she will be the grand finale in his latest series of brutal murders. He busies himself sending cryptic messages to her and her friend, Cam Hastings, whose daughter was kidnapped the previous summer and whose sister was the victim of a long-ago murder. Retired FBI agent Vic Shattuck, who is writing a book about the Night Watchman, also receives messages that only tease at the edges of clues about the next victim. A few inconsistencies are tiny bumps on the twisty road to the chilling conclusion." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
Synopsis:
The Night Watchman is ready to kill again in this second book in Staub's series--the follow-up to "Dying Breath." This time, he sets his sights on a renowned psychic, and sends her startling messages through his murder victims. Original.
"Publishers Weekly Review"
by Publishers Weekly,
"In this intense follow-up to 2008's Dying Breath, just as self-described psychic detective Lucinda Sloan is helpless to stop a monomaniacal serial killer, readers will be helpless to stop turning pages until the end. From the moment the killer branded the Night Watchman sees Lucinda on television, he knows that she will be the grand finale in his latest series of brutal murders. He busies himself sending cryptic messages to her and her friend, Cam Hastings, whose daughter was kidnapped the previous summer and whose sister was the victim of a long-ago murder. Retired FBI agent Vic Shattuck, who is writing a book about the Night Watchman, also receives messages that only tease at the edges of clues about the next victim. A few inconsistencies are tiny bumps on the twisty road to the chilling conclusion." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"Synopsis"
by Ingram,
The Night Watchman is ready to kill again in this second book in Staub's series--the follow-up to "Dying Breath." This time, he sets his sights on a renowned psychic, and sends her startling messages through his murder victims. Original.
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