NATIONAL BEST SELLER • A pulse-pounding psychological thriller about a serial killer narrated by those closest to him: his 13-year-old daughter, his girlfriend—and the one victim he has spared • SHORTLISTED FOR THE HAMMETT PRIZE • A NEW YORK TIMES BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR • GMA BUZZ PICK
“A bravura feat of storytelling...daring and completely satisfying.” —James Patterson, #1 best-selling author • "A gripping psychological suspense novel . . . Michallon’s riveting tale shows a killer through the eyes of the women in his life.” —The Washington Post
Aidan Thomas is a hard-working family man and a somewhat beloved figure in the small upstate New York town where he lives. He’s the kind of man who always lends a hand and has a good word for everyone. But Aidan has a dark secret he’s been keeping from everyone in town and those closest to him. He’s a kidnapper and serial killer. Aidan has murdered eight women and there’s a ninth he has earmarked for death: Rachel, imprisoned in a backyard shed, fearing for her life.
