Motive, opportunity, and no alibi - it seems close to a slam-dunk. But while rookie detective Allison Doyle’s department has ID’d a suspect in a young woman’s vicious murder, she is uneasy. Then legendary FBI profiler Mark Wolfe shows up with a startling theory: if he’s right, the real murderer is an elusive psychopath just days away from another kill.
Using Allison’s contacts at the Delphi Center crime lab, Wolfe is finally in striking distance of the monster he’s pursued for ten years. Except that as they work together, Wolfe finds the ambitious, stubborn woman a tempting distraction. And with this brutal predator, every thread of evidence can make the difference between being the hunter...and the prey.
Settings San Marcos, Texas
26 Chapters
Character List (view spoiler)[ Allison Doyle: San Marcos detective currently assigned to property crimes. She's 27-years old and has dark hair and hazel eyes. Mark Wolfe: FBI special agent and profiler in the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU). He's 43-years old, tall with brown-black eyes. Caramia (Mia) Voss: Forensic scientist who works at the DNA lab at the Delphi Center. She's a part of an elite group of scientists known as the Tracers. She's engaged to Ric and is Sophie's friend. She's 32-years old and has strawberry blond hair. Ric Santos: San Marcos homicide detective and Jonah's partner. He's engaged to Mia and is the father of 12-year old Ava. He's 5'11" and has brown/black eyes and black hair. Jonah Macon: San Marcos homicide detective. Ric's partner and Sophie Barrett's fiancé. He's 6'4" with hazel eyes and dark hair. Sean Byrne: San Marcos homicide detective. Vince: San Marcos detective who Allison doesn't like. Chuck Denton: Wayne County sheriff. Calvin Brooks: Wayne County deputy sheriff. Reynolds: San Marcos police lieutenant over the homicide unit. Donovan: FBI agent in Baltimore. Rob Doretti: FBI deputy director. Ben Lawson: Assistant director of Cyber Crimes at the Delphi Center. Kelsey Quinn: Forensic anthropologist at the Delphi Center, a bone expert. She has red hair and brown eyes. Gage Brewer: Kelsey's boyfriend. Lieutenant and Navy SEAL, Team Nine, Alpha Squad. He's 32-years old and has blue eyes. Aaron: Kelsey's grad student assistant. Roland Delgado: Tracer at the Delphi Center. Allison's ex-boyfriend. Stephanie Snow: Swimming star at the University of Texas who went missing while jogging. Her body was found in the park. Joshua Bender: Stephanie's ex-boyfriend. Jordan Wheatley: Woman assaulted and beaten while running near a jogging trail in Red Oak Canyon. She was training for the Boston Marathon when she was attacked. She's 33-years old and married to Ethan. Ethan Wheatley: Jordan's husband. Dara Langford: Missing 23-year old woman from Redding, California who went missing while jogging and was later found in a dumpster. Sheryl Fanning: Mother of two toddlers who disappeared while running. She's not been found. Jillian Webb: Jogger who was also murdered. Rachel Pascal: Missing 26-year old woman from Austin since Halloween three years ago whose remains were found recently and identified by Kelsey. Meredith Devins: Missing 38-year old married librarian from San Antonio who disappeared last fall. Her body was discovered in Wayne County and identified by her knee prosthesis. Lauren Michelle Reichs: Jogger who gets spooked at the park following a jog. Rita Romero: Murdered woman found at a rest stop. Gage Brewer Hannah Eckert: Murdered woman found at a rest stop near Richmond. Mother of daughter, Kaylie. Kaylie Eckert: Hannah's 6-year old daughter who's missing. Richard Gooding: Baltimore man who murdered Rita and Hannah. David Moss: Convicted murderer who killed Patricia Stewart, a 20-year old waitress in Arlington, Texas. He's serving life with no chance of parole. Damien Michael Moss: David's brother. Paul Michael Moss: David and Damien's father. Sheryl Randolf Moss: David and Damien's mother. Sal: Owner of Sal's Quick Shop. Isabella: College student on the airplane. Jason: Man on the airplane. Mr. Pitkin: Old man who Allison found walking naked. Liam Wolfe: Mark's brother, a former Marine now a security consultant. Trisha: Mark's ex-wife. Thompson: Owner of Thompson's Shower and Bath Solutions. Maximus: Jordan's dog. Sadie: Lauren's Labrador retriever. (hide spoiler)]
There was a third brother. Edgar Allen Moss is David and Damien's older brother. He's the killer. His girlfriend is Erika Phelps.
They arrested Damien but then realized he wasn't left-handed nor did his DNA match and Jordan didn't pick him out of the lineup. Lauren was attacked because they'd pulled the surveillance thinking they had their guy but she survived because of her dog Sadie.
Allison tracked the girlfriend, Erika, because she recognized the necklace she was wearing belonged to Stephanie Snow. She followed her to her house but then got caught by Ed Moss. Jonah and Mark were able to track her to the remote property and in a showdown, Jonah shot him dead.
Mark resigned from the FBI and is going to head up a profiling unit at the Delphi Center. (hide spoiler)]
Using Allison’s contacts at the Delphi Center crime lab, Wolfe is finally in striking distance of the monster he’s pursued for ten years. Except that as they work together, Wolfe finds the ambitious, stubborn woman a tempting distraction. And with this brutal predator, every thread of evidence can make the difference between being the hunter...and the prey.
Settings
San Marcos, Texas
26 Chapters
Character List
(view spoiler)[
Allison Doyle: San Marcos detective currently assigned to property crimes. She's 27-years old and has dark hair and hazel eyes.
Mark Wolfe: FBI special agent and profiler in the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU). He's 43-years old, tall with brown-black eyes.
Caramia (Mia) Voss: Forensic scientist who works at the DNA lab at the Delphi Center. She's a part of an elite group of scientists known as the Tracers. She's engaged to Ric and is Sophie's friend. She's 32-years old and has strawberry blond hair.
Ric Santos: San Marcos homicide detective and Jonah's partner. He's engaged to Mia and is the father of 12-year old Ava. He's 5'11" and has brown/black eyes and black hair.
Jonah Macon: San Marcos homicide detective. Ric's partner and Sophie Barrett's fiancé. He's 6'4" with hazel eyes and dark hair.
Sean Byrne: San Marcos homicide detective.
Vince: San Marcos detective who Allison doesn't like.
Chuck Denton: Wayne County sheriff.
Calvin Brooks: Wayne County deputy sheriff.
Reynolds: San Marcos police lieutenant over the homicide unit.
Donovan: FBI agent in Baltimore.
Rob Doretti: FBI deputy director.
Ben Lawson: Assistant director of Cyber Crimes at the Delphi Center.
Kelsey Quinn: Forensic anthropologist at the Delphi Center, a bone expert. She has red hair and brown eyes.
Gage Brewer: Kelsey's boyfriend. Lieutenant and Navy SEAL, Team Nine, Alpha Squad. He's 32-years old and has blue eyes.
Aaron: Kelsey's grad student assistant.
Roland Delgado: Tracer at the Delphi Center. Allison's ex-boyfriend.
Stephanie Snow: Swimming star at the University of Texas who went missing while jogging. Her body was found in the park.
Joshua Bender: Stephanie's ex-boyfriend.
Jordan Wheatley: Woman assaulted and beaten while running near a jogging trail in Red Oak Canyon. She was training for the Boston Marathon when she was attacked. She's 33-years old and married to Ethan.
Ethan Wheatley: Jordan's husband.
Dara Langford: Missing 23-year old woman from Redding, California who went missing while jogging and was later found in a dumpster.
Sheryl Fanning: Mother of two toddlers who disappeared while running. She's not been found.
Jillian Webb: Jogger who was also murdered.
Rachel Pascal: Missing 26-year old woman from Austin since Halloween three years ago whose remains were found recently and identified by Kelsey.
Meredith Devins: Missing 38-year old married librarian from San Antonio who disappeared last fall. Her body was discovered in Wayne County and identified by her knee prosthesis.
Lauren Michelle Reichs: Jogger who gets spooked at the park following a jog.
Rita Romero: Murdered woman found at a rest stop.
Gage Brewer
Hannah Eckert: Murdered woman found at a rest stop near Richmond. Mother of daughter, Kaylie.
Kaylie Eckert: Hannah's 6-year old daughter who's missing.
Richard Gooding: Baltimore man who murdered Rita and Hannah.
David Moss: Convicted murderer who killed Patricia Stewart, a 20-year old waitress in Arlington, Texas. He's serving life with no chance of parole.
Damien Michael Moss: David's brother.
Paul Michael Moss: David and Damien's father.
Sheryl Randolf Moss: David and Damien's mother.
Sal: Owner of Sal's Quick Shop.
Isabella: College student on the airplane.
Jason: Man on the airplane.
Mr. Pitkin: Old man who Allison found walking naked.
Liam Wolfe: Mark's brother, a former Marine now a security consultant.
Trisha: Mark's ex-wife.
Thompson: Owner of Thompson's Shower and Bath Solutions.
Maximus: Jordan's dog.
Sadie: Lauren's Labrador retriever.
(hide spoiler)]
Spoiler Info
(view spoiler)[
Jordan Wheatley survived.
There was a third brother. Edgar Allen Moss is David and Damien's older brother. He's the killer. His girlfriend is Erika Phelps.
They arrested Damien but then realized he wasn't left-handed nor did his DNA match and Jordan didn't pick him out of the lineup. Lauren was attacked because they'd pulled the surveillance thinking they had their guy but she survived because of her dog Sadie.
Allison tracked the girlfriend, Erika, because she recognized the necklace she was wearing belonged to Stephanie Snow. She followed her to her house but then got caught by Ed Moss. Jonah and Mark were able to track her to the remote property and in a showdown, Jonah shot him dead.
Mark resigned from the FBI and is going to head up a profiling unit at the Delphi Center. (hide spoiler)]