Sacrifice
A Chilling Psychological Thriller
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER FOR FANS OF NICCI FRENCH, SOPHIE HANNAH AND KARIN SLAUGHTER.
He must hunt her down. Kill her. Destroy her . . .
In her very first case, criminal psychologist Lena Peters is confronted with a killer on a murderous vendetta. And though she is unaware, Lena will play a prominent role in his deadly mission, because Lena knows what makes killers tick - she also knows all about obsession, for she has been close to the edge herself.
For now she is the hunter, but soon she will become the hunted.
THE CHILLING FIRST NOVEL IN THE LENA PETERS SERIES FROM AN EXCITING VOICE IN CRIME FICTION.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Artifex, the serial killer who drives this bleak series launch from Winter (The Children's Trail), has already mutilated 12 women in Berlin when lead detective Volker Drescher calls in newly minted criminal profiler Lena Peters. Soon sidelined from the investigation due to resentment from other team members, Lena finds common interest in pursuing the case with former cop Wulf Belling; they are later aided in their efforts by computer ace Lukas Richter. While the sadistic Artifex continues to harvest body parts from his victims, Lena and Wulf each have serious family complications. Lena's identical twin, Tamara, with whom she's been out of touch for years, unexpectedly shows up at her door with a baby boy, and Belling has problems with rebellious teenage daughter Marietta. The stakes rise after Artifex phones Lena and appears to have inside information about her parents' death in a car accident years before. Winter's dark tale may be too pat in places, but it offers some interesting, peculiar twists.
