He was hiding in the shadows, staring at her. And he was close. He must have snuck around the row of cars when she turned her back. She could see the colour of his eyes now, a vibrant blue, ice-cold and vicious. Even worse, he was holding something in his hand . . . They were alone. All alone . . .
When disgraced L.A. homicide detective Lena Gamble is finally given a new case she suspects she's being set up. The body of a young woman is discovered in a rubbish truck outside a dive bar on Hollywood Boulevard. There are no apparent witnesses and no clues. Just a naked body - badly mutilated, and gruesome enough to ensure that, once again, the media will be following Lena's every move.
Desperate to prove herself, she teams up with colleague Stan Rhodes and together they follow up a tip which leads them to ID the girl. Jennifer McBride was a twenty-five-year old prostitute with a wealthy clientele - but Lena discovers something about her which no-one could ever have imagined. Their investigation uncovers a city overrun by political corruption, personal greed and savagery. As the body count continues to rise, everything looks as the killer wants it to look, and Lena comes to understand that he is cleaning house. The question is why? And will she survive long enough to find the shocking answer?
- ISBN10 0312366159
- ISBN13 9780312366155
- Publish Date 3 February 2009 (first published 1 February 2009)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Minotaur Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 339
- Language English