We first met Rockford, Illinois Police Department Detectives Mary Catherine "MC" Riggio and Kitt Lundgren in COPY CAT. This dynamic duo is now working a serial killer case involving young computer whizzes. The first victim was a college student living in an apartment that would seem to be beyond his means. His neck was broken, and his computer is missing. The next victim was apparently in the wrong place at the wrong time; he was also MC's fiancΓ©. MC and Kitt have very little to go on until an FBI Agent in the cyber-crimes division throws them some clues that leads our ladies on the trail of a master-mind stalking young computer geeks in an identity theft ring. Special Agent Smith hints that one of MC's relatives might have also been involved. Smith also advises the women that the MO of this killer matches that of a highly paid professional assassin the Bureau calls "Breakneck".
MC has a personal and very emotional connection to this case, and against her superior's better judgment she is allowed to be a part of the investigation. Kitt's second honeymoon is put on hold so that she can be lead officer in this matter, and this postponement puts a further strain on her marriage. Personal issues become an important part of this story, and the bond between MC and Kitt is sorely tested.
Erica Spindler's name on a book assures the reader of a first-class, thrilling read. Ms. Spindler's research is impeccable and she maintains a steady pace while layering interesting and necessary subplots into her fascinating story. BREAKNECK grabs the interest immediately and never lets go. This is a timely and enthralling piece of work and has a message for all computer users -- take all safety and security measures possible to protect your personal information.
A remorseless killer. A string of innocent, clean-cut victims. Detectives M.C. Riggio and Kitt Lundgren must race against a cold-blooded predator who moves at breakneck speed in this heart-pounding thriller from New York Times bestselling author Erica Spindler.
Hot on the heels of their last case, partners Mary Catherine (M.C.) Riggio and Kitt Lundgren, detectives in the police department's Violent Crimes Bureau in industrial, blue-collar Rockford, Illinois, are called out to a college studentβs apartment where a young man with no criminal record, not even a noise complaint from his neighbors, appears to have been murdered in his sleep.
The trail seems cold, until another victim turns up, and then anotherβ¦ each one striking closer to home for M.C. The growing list of seemingly emotionless kills leaves M.C. and Kitt little to followβlike the first victim, all the targets are young adults, kid-next-door types whoβve never taken a step outside the law.Β Meanwhile, the case starts to take its toll on M.C.βs personal life, setting her on edge with her partner and putting their hard-earned friendship in jeopardy. As M.C. and Kitt hunt a faceless killer, they are led deep into the cyberuniverse, where no one is who he seems and you never know who's watching.Β Β At the heart of this mesmerizing thriller is the relationship between two headstrong women as they struggle to balance their dual roles, to learn to trust, and to walk the fine line between upholding the lawβand taking it into their own hands.
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