Synopses & Reviews
Featuring a foreword by Michael Connelly, this relentlessly suspenseful thriller from the
New York Times bestselling and Edgar award-winning author of the Inspector Banks novels marks the first time that Peter Robinson has set a novel in America.
"You think you do not know who I am. But you do."—M.
Sarah Broughton has come a long way from the days when she went by her real name—Sally Bolton. Now an up-and-coming actress on a hit TV cop show, Sarah is living the life most people dream of. But in her beautiful California beach house, someone is watching Sarahs every move…someone who is obsessed with her and is poised to do whatever it takes to make her his…someone whos ready to kill and kill again to prove his love for her.
When Sarah begins receiving letters that are mysteriously signed with just the letter "M," she thinks theyre from some harmless admirer. Then her real name—"Sally"—appears in the third letter, and she knows theres more to the sinister letters. Could someone from her dark past be stalking her? And when Sarah stumbles upon a corpse on the beach and a heart with her name drawn in the sand next to the body, she realizes her life is in danger.
Detective Arvo Hughes of the LAPD Threat Management Unit specializes in hunting down the most dangerous stalkers. But even his many years of experience havent prepared him for the depraved mastermind hes up against. When someone close to Sarah becomes the next murder victim, Arvo must learn to think like the diabolical killer who wont stop until his obsession is sealed with one final, lethal act of love.
About the Author
One of the world's most popular and acclaimed writers, Peter Robinson grew up in the United Kingdom, and now divides his time between Toronto and England. The bestselling, award-winning author of twenty-two books in the Inspector Banks series, he has also written two short-story collections and three standalone novels. Among his many honors and prizes are the Edgar Award, the CWA (UK) Dagger in the Library Award, France's Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, Sweden's Martin Beck Award, and the Danish Palle Rosenkrantz award.