What Waits for You
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3.7 • 37 Ratings
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
A serial killer lurks in people's homes for hours or days before he strikes…
The nightmare descends on a Tuesday. An elderly couple's home is transformed into a scene straight out of a horror film, their mutilated bodies the only clue left behind by the killer—and they are only the unlucky first in a series of impossible crimes. Soon dubbed the Eastside Creeper, the murderer stalks Hollywood, camping out undetected in his victims' homes until he's ready to strike. After killing, he vanishes like smoke.
Considered an expert in the grotesque, Detective Tully Jarsdel lands this seemingly unsolvable case. Jarsdel, an academic-turned-cop, is intrigued by the Eastside Creeper. The Creeper's methods are vicious, his path untraceable—nothing about this killer makes sense. But as the murders become more gruesome and the clues more inscrutable, widespread panic sets in. And amid the terror and suspicion, Jarsdel's unconventional investigation may be the only thing left between a killer and a city about to descend into chaos.
What Waits for You is the hardboiled detective story of a terrified community, the only cop in LA who might be able to put a stop to the hysteria, and a murderer with nothing left to lose.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In this gripping mystery, the killer stalking L.A. is worse than any boogeyman Hollywood could dream up, hiding in his victims’ homes for hours or even days—watching, waiting, until he strikes. Detective Tully Jarsdel, an academic turned rather unconventional cop, is on the hunt for the so-called Eastside Creeper, whose monstrous crimes keep getting bolder and more vicious. Joseph Schneider’s second thriller starring Detective Jarsdel is so gruesome and chilling, we were checking under the bed each night. Every chapter seemed to end on a mini-cliffhanger that had us muttering “just a few more pages” again and again. We love how his squad is packed full of laser-focused investigators who are so accustomed to dealing with the macabre (and so intent on bringing in the bad guys), they’ll engage in some seriously offbeat methods that were strange enough to make us gasp.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Schneider's mesmerizing sequel to 2020's One Day You'll Burn features a chillingly brutal murderer, nicknamed the Creeper, who sneaks into his victims' homes, where he hides for hours or longer before killing them and mutilating their corpses. Tully Jarsdel, who was a doctoral candidate in classical antiquity before joining the LAPD, is assigned to the team trying to catch the Creeper, whose members are desperately searching for a connection among the victims, who include a retired teacher, a fabric store owner, and an artist. Jarsdel seeks guidance from Alisha Varma, an outside-the box researcher into human behavior, who's been hired as a police consultant, and believes that the design of public spaces can drive down crime rates. The death toll rises despite Jarsdel's best efforts, and includes a shocking victim. Schneider's pulse-quickening prose and facility at evoking menace elevate this well above many similarly themed books. The standout combination of concept and jaw-dropping twists will remind some of John Farrow's The Storm Murders.
