James Beck has just returned to Ranger Division Headquarters
after three weeks on administrative leave with no regrets
about angering the higher ups or disobeying orders by
pursuing the politically well-connected bigwig he was
certain was the killer of ten-year-old Misty Gray. Today,
he's facing murder again, this time a killing seemingly
linked to one in San Antonio. Both involved young, blonde
women found dead and wearing white dresses. When a penny is
discovered in the hand of the new victim, alarms go off for
Beck as he recalls a case of serial murders in Seattle that
was never solved. Six women were strangled. All were blonde
and found wearing white dresses, and each held a penny in
her hand. The seventh victim survived.
Fear kept Lara Church moving from town to town for the last
seven years, until eight months ago when her grandmother
died. Lara inherited the home and land just outside of
Austin where she had spent all of her childhood summers. The
house had been a place of refuge for Lara and, though she
had planned to settle the estate and leave, she remained,
setting up her dark room, diving deeper into her art and
accepting a job teaching photography. Comforting memories
help hold her there, but those are not the ones that matter
to her.
She wants what she can't remember--being raped, beaten and
strangled, her attacker, and the clues that could lead to
the Seattle Strangler. Two months after the attack, Lara,
whose name was never released, dyed her blonde hair brown,
packed her bags and left Seattle forever, hoping to protect
her identity and escape the constant pressure to remember.
Lara's only just begun to believe that she may be able to
stay in one place, that she may have a chance at a normal
life, when Beck shows up demanding her help. But she's
already tried to remember, over and over again, to no avail.
There's no way she's going to let Beck drag her back to
hell, back into the world of shrinks and crime scene photos
that had nearly driven her insane.
Yet, as the killing continues, a mother's plea pulls Lara
into the heart of the investigation, struggling to remember
and to face the terror, even as her home and life are
invaded. Threats mount, the killer draws closer, and nothing
and no one is what they seem to be.
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• February 2013
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#2.0
• November 2013
 YOU'RE NOT SAFE
#3.0
• April 2014
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