Lisa
Gardner's latest thriller following her
runaway hit Find Her takes her wildly
popular brand of suspense to new heights.
Eight
years ago, Sharlah May Nash’s older brother beat their
drunken father to death with a baseball bat in order to save
both of their lives. Now thirteen years old, Sharlah
has finally moved on. About to be adopted by retired FBI
profiler Pierce Quincy and his partner, Rainie Conner,
Sharlah loves one thing best about her new family: They are
all experts on monsters.
Then the call comes in. A
double murder at a local gas station, followed by reports of
an armed suspect shooting his way through the wilds of
Oregon. As Quincy and Rainie race to assist, they are forced
to confront mounting evidence: The shooter may very
well be Sharlah’s older brother, Telly Ray Nash, and it
appears his killing spree has only just begun.
As the
clock winds down on a massive hunt for Telly, Quincy and
Rainie must answer two critical questions: Why after eight
years has this young man started killing again? And
what does this mean for Sharlah? Once upon a time,
Sharlah’s big brother saved her life. Now, she has two
questions of her own: Is her brother a hero or a killer? And
how much will it cost her new family before they learn the
final, shattering truth? Because as Sharlah knows all
too well, the biggest danger is the one standing right
behind you.