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A ghoulish series of murders of young women in the Seattle area has the city jittery with fear and the Seattle Homicide bureau exhaustively hunting down every wisp of a clue. Police Sergeant Lou Boldt, who heads up the investigation, has a special stake in finding the psychopathic murderer, dubbed the "Cross Killer" by the press. Boldt was involved in arresting a suspect in the case who was later gunned down in the courtroom, although now he appears to have been innocent of the crimes. The guilt from that death, the unraveling of his marriage and a new and disturbing twist to the escalating series of murders have Boldt totally obsessed., The new twist comes after a 10th body is found appearing to be the handiwork of the Cross Killer. To Boldt's fine-tuned eye, however, this latest murder may actually be the work of a copycat killeran imitation so good, in fact, that Boldt has the unnerving suspicion that this murderer may very well be somebody within the police department. The narrative unfolds in a series of deftly rendered cinematic scenes leading to a hair-raising denouement. Pierson (The Seizing of Yankee Green Mall) has the ability to create a credible protaganist and involve the reader in his dilemma by virtue of a neatly constructed plot. He has, in addition, an authentic feeling for police investigation and forensic medicine, and a remarkable insight and understanding of the motivations of the criminal mind. 50,000 first printing; $50,000 ad/promo; film rights to Martin Bergman Productions.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"One hell of a writer. He grabs, he twists, he tightens the screws...a superb read!" --Clive Cussler
"Outstanding police procedural...An attention to forensic and procedural detail unmatched outside of Ed McBain's best...A read-through-the-night story that's a savory treat." --Kirkus Reviews
"Pearson has done well at putting together the grueling steps in an investigation...His characters are believable, and it's an enjoyable entertainment." --Chicago Tribune
-- Review --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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A ghoulish series of murders of young women in the Seattle area has the city jittery with fear and the Seattle Homicide bureau exhaustively hunting down every wisp of a clue. Police Sergeant Lou Boldt, who heads up the investigation, has a special stake in finding the psychopathic murderer, dubbed the "Cross Killer" by the press. Boldt was involved in arresting a suspect in the case who was later gunned down in the courtroom, although now he appears to have been innocent of the crimes. The guilt from that death, the unraveling of his marriage and a new and disturbing twist to the escalating series of murders have Boldt totally obsessed., The new twist comes after a 10th body is found appearing to be the handiwork of the Cross Killer. To Boldt's fine-tuned eye, however, this latest murder may actually be the work of a copycat killeran imitation so good, in fact, that Boldt has the unnerving suspicion that this murderer may very well be somebody within the police department. The narrative unfolds in a series of deftly rendered cinematic scenes leading to a hair-raising denouement. Pierson (The Seizing of Yankee Green Mall) has the ability to create a credible protaganist and involve the reader in his dilemma by virtue of a neatly constructed plot. He has, in addition, an authentic feeling for police investigation and forensic medicine, and a remarkable insight and understanding of the motivations of the criminal mind. 50,000 first printing; $50,000 ad/promo; film rights to Martin Bergman Productions.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
"One hell of a writer. He grabs, he twists, he tightens the screws...a superb read!" --Clive Cussler
"Outstanding police procedural...An attention to forensic and procedural detail unmatched outside of Ed McBain's best...A read-through-the-night story that's a savory treat." --Kirkus Reviews
"Pearson has done well at putting together the grueling steps in an investigation...His characters are believable, and it's an enjoyable entertainment." --Chicago Tribune
-- Review --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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AS HE STEPPED off the jetway, Lou Boldt spotted the child held in the woman's arms, a keen sense of expectation in the young blue eyes as they briefly caught his own. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
copycat killer, yellow van, state lab, red fibers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lou Boldt, Justin Levitt, Jane Doe, Cross Killer, Doc Dixon, Betsy Norvak, Cheryl Croy, Judith Fuller, Bobbie Gaynes, The Body Shop, Doctor Dixon, Milo Lange, Market Video, Green Lake, East Passage, Chuck Abrams, Cross Killings, Coast Guard, Daphne Matthews, James Royce, Special Assaults, Summer Knights, Colvos Passage, Alki Point, Douglas Levitt New!
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AS HE STEPPED off the jetway, Lou Boldt spotted the child held in the woman's arms, a keen sense of expectation in the young blue eyes as they briefly caught his own. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
copycat killer, yellow van, state lab, red fibers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lou Boldt, Justin Levitt, Jane Doe, Cross Killer, Doc Dixon, Betsy Norvak, Cheryl Croy, Judith Fuller, Bobbie Gaynes, The Body Shop, Doctor Dixon, Milo Lange, Market Video, Green Lake, East Passage, Chuck Abrams, Cross Killings, Coast Guard, Daphne Matthews, James Royce, Special Assaults, Summer Knights, Colvos Passage, Alki Point, Douglas Levitt New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Probable Cause: When One Man's Passion For Justice Becomes An Obsession For Revenge by Ridley Pearson in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- A Thief of Time (Joe Leaphorn/Jim Chee Novels) by Tony Hillerman in Front Matter
- Laguna Heat by T. Jefferson Parker in Front Matter
- Never Look Back: A Brilliant Russian Assassin. An Obsessed American Manhunter. And One Very Deadly Secret... by Ridley Pearson in Front Matter
- Body Heat by Kathleen Turner on page 149
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