"Soon I hear the footsteps again. Definitely more than one set. I push myself harder, run harder. I glance back, hoping they're further away than they sound. But they're closer. Suddenly I come to an abrupt stop, slamming into something. I fall backwards and look up. His face is in shadows, but I can see glistening white teeth as he smiles."
Australian FBI profiler Sophie Anderson is on a new case, and this one is strange, even for Sophie. The victim is found dead in a state park with two puncture wounds on her neck. There is no blood on the scene, but she looks to have been drained.
Is it a straightforward murder investigation, or the result of a ritual performed by LA's secretive population of "vampires"?
Meanwhile, Sophie's new squeeze is in town, and as usual she's hard at work. Will she be able to balance her obsession with the case with her fragile new relationship? And what does she really feel for Anton Ward, the brooding, darkly handsome leader of the bizarre sect who claim to be vampires?
Special agent Sophie Anderson must put the pieces together and her feelings aside as the investigation becomes a race against time to find the killer before more innocent girls die.
PD Martin lives in Melbourne and developed a passion for crime fiction and storytelling at an early age. This interest was backed up with formal education through a Bachelor of Behavioural Sciences (with majors in psychology and criminology) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Writing (creative writing). She is the author of Body Count, The Murderers Club, Fan Mail and The Killing Hands.
ISBN:
9781405038867
Binding:
Paperback
Pub. Date:
01/01/2010
Category:
Modern & Contemporary Fiction
Imprint:
Macmillan Australia
Pages:
Stock:
Awaiting reissue
Price:
$32.99 AUD