Police sketch artist Nate Rodriguez is used to working on a
variety of cases, but facial reconstruction is something he
hasn't done in years. He's given the skull of a John Doe and
asked to recreate the man's face for identification. John
Doe was shot and then his body burned. Without Nate's help,
the man is doomed to remain nameless. For some reason Nate
feels compelled to do this job, even after he's pulled off
the assignment.
Nate is pulled off the John Doe case to work with a task
force after a college student is brutally murdered in
public. The case is red-hot, with plenty of press, the pubic
clamoring for a suspect to be caught. The task force head is
Detective Terri Russo, who happens to be Nate's girlfriend.
Although they prefer to not work together, they each do
their part to solve this senseless crime. Terri and her task
force do the traditional police work, and Nate, using his
uncanny intuition, works with eyewitnesses to coax out
fleeting memories. Nate finds parallels between this murder
and another one, and both suspects end up killing
themselves. And when a third random crime turns into yet
another murder-suicide, Nate and Terri suspect there is some
hidden link between these men.
All of the killers suffered from PTSD and were on various
medications for their conditions. What is the cause of their
disorders and their sudden snapping? Can more deaths be
prevented? How many ticking time bombs are out there? In the
course of the investigation, Nate and Terri unearth a
frightening study of human testing with devastating
consequences. And the John Doe mystery has startling ties to
Nate's past. Will Nate survive both cases unscathed?
THE MURDER NOTEBOOK is a complex story, rife with
conspiracies and secrets. Parts of the plot are truly
frightening when one considers today's world. The book ends
on a hopeful note, a stark contrast to the main story. Mr.
Santlofer has written a timely thriller, sure to please fans
of the genre.
Jonathan Santlofer once again combines his extraordinary
talents as both a writer and an artist in this second
chilling thriller featuring NYPD forensic sketch artist Nate
Rodriguez. Though plagued by the death of his father years
ago, Rodriguez has little time to dwell on the past. A rash
of seemingly unrelated murders holds New York City in a
gridlock of terror, and with his reputation for having a
sixth sense—an uncanny ability to draw things he hasn't even
seen—Rodriguez lands a spot on the task force investigating
the crimes. But with his mind's eye clouded, he's forced to
search for an answer the old-fashioned way: by hitting the
streets.
Rodriguez begins to suspect a common
thread between the victims, confirmed when more bodies turn
up—those of the killers themselves. As the slayings
continue, the link between the crimes comes into focus and
Rodriguez must convince the NYPD that they are up against
something bigger—and more heinous—than anyone ever
suspected.
The Murder Notebook is a smart,
innovative suspense novel with a terrifying,
ripped-from-the-headlines urgency. Where is the line between
advancement and criminality in matters of manipulating the
human psyche? What would happen if someone were no longer
able to feel fear? With his unique blend of gripping prose
and original sketches, Jonathan Santlofer has crafted a tale
of morality and duty, love and justice, that is as shocking
as it is timely.
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