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“Nothing to do, but let the dread eat her alive.”

A cat and mouse game of the highest order, this psychological suspense novel teems with tension as a thirty-four year old finger-print analyst, still grieving the loss, decades earlier, of her teenage sister, encounters the relentless stalking of a man professed to be her killer.

Shaw Connolly, our main third person POV protagonist, is brash, funny, tough and a born nurturer. With two young boys, a still-hearttugging ex-husband, an ailing elderly father, and a much younger college-bound sister, Shaw is a complex character doing her best to cope, survive, and keep her family safe, in the face of steadily mounting episodes of unsurmountable terror at the hands of a psychopath.

Endlessly atmospheric, this is a taut and absorbing read, rich with procedural forensic details, and peopled with characters both authentic and vulnerable. Highly recommended for lovers of Patricia Cornwall, Kathy Reichs, and anyone with a crime/mystery bent, I enjoyed this book and would love to meet with these protagonists again.

A great big thank you to Minotaur books for an ARC of this novel. All thoughts presented are my own