Alone With the Dead
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
"This is top-notch suspense, right from the chilling prologue to the brutal conclusion."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
New York City is in the grip of a nightmare. A twisted serial killer called the Lover is stalking young women, leaving his calling card with their dead bodies—a single rose. But that's not the worst part.
There's a copy-cat out there too, determined to do his idol one better. But the Lover isn’t flattered. He's furious that some rank amateur is muddying his good name. As the nightmare grows ever more intense, one detective begins to suspect the truth. And as his superiors close ranks on him, he realizes that his only ally may be . . . the Lover himself.
“Randisi keeps getting better. This one's a pip—lean, tough-minded, and right on target.”—Lawrence Block, Author of Eight Million Ways to Die
"Tough, gritty and grippingly realistic. This one hits hard!”—John Lutz, Author of Single White Female
"Entertaining, well-written." —Booklist
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Moving his readers along at a breathless pace (and keeping them one step ahead of the boys in blue), Randisi renders the mad ramblings of a pathetic young man who follows a series of sexual murders in the New York City tabloids and determines to copy, and finally to surpass, the murderer's work. For a number of sinister reasons, detective Joe Keough's superiors are determined to pin all the killings on the man the papers call ``the Lover.'' But Keough isn't convinced: the earlier killings occurred in Manhattan and the later ones in Brooklyn, a change of venue that matches subtle alterations in MO. Keough has a reputation for trouble, but so do a few of his superiors--and they hold the face cards. Randisi power-shifts this work from the start, slowing only to provide procedural detail before resuming speed, even on the brave narrative detour in which the Lover, concerned about his reputation, makes phone contact with Keough. As one killer comes to the surface, the other's rage intensifies. This is top-notch suspense, right from the chilling prologue to the brutal conclusion.
