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The Leopard
From the back cover: Scene of terror . . . or murderous mirage?
A chance car breakdown on a lonely California mountain road leads Julie Foster to witness what appears to be the brutal slaying of a young woman in an abandoned cabin.
But before she can see who did it, he sees her.
The cabin belongs to the wealthy and influential Hammond family. But Steve Hammond (one of the three sons), Julie, and the police can find no trace of the killer -- or the crime.
Anxious to forget the whole terrifying nightmare, Julie returns to her safe, unsurprising life. Yet the horror of that unforgettable evening and her attraction to Steve inevitably draw her back to the fearful evil of the Leopard -- the psychotic killer who preys on lonely young women -- who may be one of the Hammond men. . .possibly the one whom Julie loves.
Excerpt: He hesitated, flushed with a sense of danger, with the excitement of the hunt. His face felt hot, even in the chill wind. He felt as if his brain were burning up. If only he could spend more time here, stalking her!
She must be terrified, he thought. Trembling in the darkness, like a frightened doe, gazing at him with enormous eyes.
And yet, there'd been something about her face, something about the way she just stood there, staring at him that troubled him, haunted him. As though she were different from other women. More dangerous.
A chance car breakdown on a lonely California mountain road leads Julie Foster to witness what appears to be the brutal slaying of a young woman in an abandoned cabin.
But before she can see who did it, he sees her.
The cabin belongs to the wealthy and influential Hammond family. But Steve Hammond (one of the three sons), Julie, and the police can find no trace of the killer -- or the crime.
Anxious to forget the whole terrifying nightmare, Julie returns to her safe, unsurprising life. Yet the horror of that unforgettable evening and her attraction to Steve inevitably draw her back to the fearful evil of the Leopard -- the psychotic killer who preys on lonely young women -- who may be one of the Hammond men. . .possibly the one whom Julie loves.
Excerpt: He hesitated, flushed with a sense of danger, with the excitement of the hunt. His face felt hot, even in the chill wind. He felt as if his brain were burning up. If only he could spend more time here, stalking her!
She must be terrified, he thought. Trembling in the darkness, like a frightened doe, gazing at him with enormous eyes.
And yet, there'd been something about her face, something about the way she just stood there, staring at him that troubled him, haunted him. As though she were different from other women. More dangerous.
275 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 12, 1988
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