This is the story of a murderous con-man who has killed, amongst others, the ex-wife of Sheriff Buck White. White's vow of vengeance is diverted by a series of missing persons cases. The investigation uncovers a pattern behind the murders of lonely and wealthy women.
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"A fast-paced book, well-plotted, with a devastating ending . . . A splendid procedural expressed in sharp, economical, yet sensitive prose."
The New York Times Book Review
"A dandy first novel, heavy shades of Elmore Leonard . . . Mordant humor, snappy dialogue, and frequent plot twists."
Kirkus Reviews
"A stunning debut . . . The murderer is the slickest, most charming madman around."
Providence, Rhode Island, Journal
"An eerie, gripping tale . . .Cleverly plotted and filled with wonderfully drawn characters."
Philadelphia Daily News
"A tightly written and fast-paced book. Koenig, a former reporter, knows how to weave a taut and mesmerizing mystery with well-drawn characters."
South Bend, Indiana, Tribune
The New York Times Book Review
"A dandy first novel, heavy shades of Elmore Leonard . . . Mordant humor, snappy dialogue, and frequent plot twists."
Kirkus Reviews
"A stunning debut . . . The murderer is the slickest, most charming madman around."
Providence, Rhode Island, Journal
"An eerie, gripping tale . . .Cleverly plotted and filled with wonderfully drawn characters."
Philadelphia Daily News
"A tightly written and fast-paced book. Koenig, a former reporter, knows how to weave a taut and mesmerizing mystery with well-drawn characters."
South Bend, Indiana, Tribune
From the Inside Flap
A wildlife officer hauled in the corpse from a stagnant pool near the Fakahatchee Strand in the Everglades. This "floater" was the ex-wife of Sheriff Buck White, now strangled and discarded in Florida's all-purpose dumping ground.
White's remorse and vow of vengeance are diverted by a series of missing person cases. The Miami police feel that a murder-and-larceny team is using White's jurisdiction as a hiding place for themselves. They are also using it for the shallow graves of their victims.
White's tenacious investigation uncovers a pattern behind the series of murders threatening the lonely--and wealthy--women of Florida's Gold Coast. The killer is a man of uncommon resource and wicked intelligence. But he may be wrong to underestimate a hard working country lawman motivated by revenge.
In this stunning debut, crime reporter Joseph Koenig profiles society's most elusive and vicious criminal: the serial killer. The author explores the cunning and cruel reason of a murderer--and of the man who tracks him down--in the remote and savage beauty of the Everglades bayous. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
White's remorse and vow of vengeance are diverted by a series of missing person cases. The Miami police feel that a murder-and-larceny team is using White's jurisdiction as a hiding place for themselves. They are also using it for the shallow graves of their victims.
White's tenacious investigation uncovers a pattern behind the series of murders threatening the lonely--and wealthy--women of Florida's Gold Coast. The killer is a man of uncommon resource and wicked intelligence. But he may be wrong to underestimate a hard working country lawman motivated by revenge.
In this stunning debut, crime reporter Joseph Koenig profiles society's most elusive and vicious criminal: the serial killer. The author explores the cunning and cruel reason of a murderer--and of the man who tracks him down--in the remote and savage beauty of the Everglades bayous. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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