John Lutz

A killer dubbed "The Night Prowler" is terrorizing the citizens of New York City, slipping unseen into homes and committing murder.

Frank Quinn, the relentless detective who made his debut in Lutzs acclaimed "Darker Than Night," returns to face his toughest and most personal case yet when a victim of a serial killer is linked to the one woman Quinn desires more than any other.

Former NYPD detective Frank Quinn helps solve the case of a madman serial killer who shoots young women in the heart, defiles their bodies, and leaves only their torsos. Jill Clark is new to the city where people warn her to be careful with an exclusive dating service which has had women die on their dates. She finds that Quinn is a powerful ally in her struggle against a "death trap closing in around her."

"A beautiful jogger, drained of blood, dismembered, then meticulously reassembled on the grass in Central Park. Subway derailments, plummeting elevators, collapsing construction cranes, apartment explosions--all creating a bloody, senseless puzzle. Detective Frank Quinn knows that even while the slayer is taunting the cops and the public, he's also screaming to be caught. But Quinn will have to risk everything he holds precious to bring in this killer"--Amazon.com....

Homicide detective Frank Quinn can't stay retired when a new breed of murdering madman is on the prowl. In a city terrorized by bloody brutality, Quinn and his team hunt a psychopath who lures beautiful women into a night of unbridled passion, then wakes them to a vicious, drawn-out death. Stumbling over a trail of horribly defiled bodies, Quinn can't seem to catch up to the killer - because the killer is about to catch up to him.

"A twisted serial killer stalks the streets of New York leaving behind death and a calling card--a red "J" on his victims' bodies that is the only clue linking his prey"--Cover.