Headlights
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
An FBI agent with an uncanny ability to sense danger must hunt down a serial killer through the wilderness of Colorado, in this tense and gripping thrill ride by bestselling author CJ Leede. Perfect for fans of The Shining and Longlegs.
Every instinct tells him to run. Every memory tells him he can’t.
Special Agent Daniel Stansfield is ready for a change. Burnt out and defeated by the job, it’s his last day with the FBI. But before he can turn in his badge, he’s summoned back to Denver, the city he ran from four years ago, with a chilling message: it's happening again.
Seemingly innocent people are waking up on the side of the highway, with no memory of how they got there, wearing the skin of victims they've allegedly never met. And they each share one haunting detail: a strand of a stranger’s hair is tied around their tongue.
Now Daniel is pulled back into the gruesome cycle, and every clue leads him deeper into the shadows of his own past. He will have to confront the ghosts of his traumatic childhood and face what’s been hunting him all along – before he and the people he loves become the next victims.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Leede (American Rapture) spins the chilling story of a prodigal FBI agent called back to Denver, the site of an unsolved case, where he confronts the dark forces that have shaped his life to solve a series of brutal murders. Agent Daniel Stansfield, born with the ability to see supernatural shadows that most people can't, is on the brink of retirement when he receives news of a string of murders apparently committed by the same sadistic killer he failed to catch four years prior. It's a unique m.o.: the victim's flayed skin is draped over unsuspecting strangers, who wake with no memory of how they came to be wearing it. Present and past converge when Daniel meets one such stranger, Hannah Lawrence, who shares his paranormal gift, and together they set out to catch the killer. Along the way, a deeper trauma from Daniel's past rears its head. After a strong start, the pacing wobbles a bit as the plot tangles in the weeds of the characters' backstories. The leads feel somewhat two-dimensional, but fascinating villains and a rich mythos will keep readers invested. Blending frights, folklore, and an exploration of the lifelong effects of trauma, this will be good fun for horror fans.
