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The Legal Killer
An hour north of Los Angeles, a gruesome discovery is made. Displayed in a very unusual manner is the body of a young promising assistant US attorney. Left next to her corpse is a cryptic note, "Find Des Cook, University of Georgia. He has the answers." Two thousand miles away, unassuming graduate student Desmond Cook receives an unexpected visit from the FBI. They pepper him with questions. Bewildered, he has no answers. Soon afterward, the killer contacts him with a task-figure out a series of historical riddles and get to the locations they designate. Failure to do so will result in more victims. Demanding to know why he is made the focus of such a game, the killer has just one "You have the answers. It's all in the presentation." Thus begins a deadly chase, as Des teams with FBI profiler Amanda Hertzel in a desperate attempt to solve the baffling clues and put a halt to the carnage. And in this race against time, as each layer of the mystery is peeled away, the killer's motivation becomes clearer, finally exposing a far more deadly conspiracy than they could have ever imagined.
330 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 12, 2021
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November 26, 2025
When a woman's mutilated body is discovered in a disturbing display, a single clue points detectives toward Des Cook, a history student at a university in Georgia. As he's questioned, he’s left confused and terrified—wondering why he’s being targeted when he has no apparent connection to the crime.
Soon, the real killer contacts him by phone, pulling him into a sadistic game of solving historical riddles and traveling to the locations they reveal. The caller warns that if Des refuses to comply, another victim will die—and even implies that his girlfriend will be harmed if he breaks the rules.
Driven into psychological torment and partnered with FBI profiler Amanda Hertzel, Des is forced to continue this menacing cat-and-mouse chase with a killer who seems determined to punish him for reasons he doesn’t yet understand.
This gripping blend of historical fiction and psychological suspense makes The Legal Killer an enthralling read and a standout sequel to The Arlington Orders. The subplot exploring how this ordeal strains his relationship adds an emotional layer that will resonate with more sentimental readers who also crave mystery.
Soon, the real killer contacts him by phone, pulling him into a sadistic game of solving historical riddles and traveling to the locations they reveal. The caller warns that if Des refuses to comply, another victim will die—and even implies that his girlfriend will be harmed if he breaks the rules.
Driven into psychological torment and partnered with FBI profiler Amanda Hertzel, Des is forced to continue this menacing cat-and-mouse chase with a killer who seems determined to punish him for reasons he doesn’t yet understand.
This gripping blend of historical fiction and psychological suspense makes The Legal Killer an enthralling read and a standout sequel to The Arlington Orders. The subplot exploring how this ordeal strains his relationship adds an emotional layer that will resonate with more sentimental readers who also crave mystery.
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