Eve Renner suffers from memory loss. She can't remember exactly what happened the night she almost died or all the facts surrounding her allegation that the man she loves tried to kill her. Three months have passed; Eve is more than ready to return to New Orleans and the life she had before that fateful night. The very day Eve returns to her hometown, Cole Dennis, her ex-boyfriend, is released from jail for lack of evidence.

On Eve's first day back and Cole's first day out of jail, a madman starts a killing spree. Eve has doubts about whether or not Cole shot her; she can't believe the man she knew would do such a thing. Nor can she believe, as the police do, that Cole is behind all the killings. All the victims are associated with an old, closed down asylum and each victim is marked with a numeral tattoo. Eve's father ran Our Lady of Virtues and she grew up playing on the grounds of the asylum. Somehow, Eve is directly connected to all the hideous killings. Now the killer wants to add her to his list.

Lisa Jackson pens stimulating, edge-of-your-seat suspense. I found this thriller engaging, shocking and completely gripping. Jackson has a fantastic talent for pulling the reader into the story with words that heighten the senses from the graphic scenes to the sharp plot to the development of relationships. ABSOLUTE FEAR is a fantastic read.