Two years after the brutal murder of his fiancée where the
killer was never caught, probation officer Joe Trumble has
finally decided to start socializing again. His blind date
with Marlene goes much better than he thought it would, and
he has hope that he might actually be able to rejoin the
regular world. When she's found strangled to death later,
Joe is dumbfounded. The local detectives start looking at
Joe as their main suspect when two more women he's met are
murdered. What's going on?
Joe lives in a drab apartment above a rundown boxing gym in
Kingston, N.Y., where he works out to stay in shape. The
only people he associates with are connected to his job as
a juvenile probation officer or at the gym. Is someone
targeting him for some reason? When it appears the
detectives are not going to look any further than him as
the murderer, Joe figures he better start investigating on
his own to clear his name and end this nightmare. As he
searches for the killer, Joe realizes he's facing a
psychopath who'll do anything to destroy him -- and the
resulting climax is shocking.
Known for his exceptional Alex McKnight series, Hamilton's
first stand-alone crime thriller is exciting and
suspenseful. His writing is atmospheric to the point that
you have a strong sense of place and a connection to the
characters.
Joe Trumbull is a juvenile probation officer working in
Kingston, New York. He's also a man with a tragic past.
Two years ago, while his friends were toasting him at his
bachelor party, his fiancée was strangled in bed at her
parents' home. Joe has shunned women since - living only
for his job and his workouts in the gym below his dingy
apartment.
Now, Joe finally decides to go on a blind date with a
woman chosen out of the Kingston newspaper. The date goes
surprisingly well. But then the woman is found dead, and
Joe begins to realize that there's someone out there with
dark plans for him.
The murder of another woman follows, and still another.
Joe finds himself in a game of cat-and-mouse with the best
criminal investigators in the state of New York. But in
the end, it all leads to a lonely showdown, with Joe
fighting for his life against a faceless man in the
shadows - the one man who will do anything it takes to
destroy him.
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