There’s a twisted serial killer stalking the streets of New York City, dealing his own perverse version of justice. He kills swiftly and silently, leaving his calling card–a red “J”–on the bodies of his prey. His victims have one thing in common: they’ve all been jurors in the city’s most infamous cases–cases in which the killer was found “not guilty.” Overnight, the Justice Killer has the city in a stranglehold. And there’s only one man who has a shot at finding him . . .
Homicide detective Artemis Beam made his reputation hunting down serial killers. After getting shot by an armed robber–and stepping on the wrong toes in the NYPD–he’s been retired. The city needs him now, and finding the killer is his chance to get back into the life he loves. As the body count climbs and the city’s legal system fails, the Justice Killer thinks he’s outsmarted the cops. But Beam isn’t officially a cop anymore . . . and he doesn’t have to play by the rules . . .
Author
John Lutz
John Lutz‘s work includes political suspense, private-eye novels, urban suspense, humor, occult, crime caper, police procedural, espionage, historical, futuristic, amateur detective—virtually every mystery subgenre. He is the author of more than 45 novels and 250 short stories and articles. His novels and short fiction have been translated into virtually every language and adapted for almost every medium. Among his awards are the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award, the Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) Shamus Award, Les Trophées 813 for best mystery short-story collection translated into the French language, the PWA Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Short Mystery Fiction Society’s Golden Derringer for Lifetime Achievement. His SWF Seeks Same was made into the hit movie Single White Female, starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and The Ex was made into the HBO original movie of the same title, for which he coauthored the screenplay.
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