This story contains some cross-over characters from other books – Detective Kit and some of her co-workers, like her partner Baz. After one of his patients divulges details about a serial murder case and the potential for more, Sam works to respect client confidentiality and prevent a potential murder without losing his license. When more girls are murdered with the same m o (modus operandi), it becomes apparent that a serial killer dating back a couple of decades is back in action.

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This latest takes the series to San Diego and a grim series of killings by a predator possessing a clever, cold mind. I guess this series will follow these same two main characters over a longer arc but wow was that a let down.Kit (Kit Cat)Mckittrick, a detective with San Diego police homicide department, who has a excellent reputation for solving cold cases. About the Author: Karen Rose was introduced to suspense and horror at the tender age of eight when she accidentally read Poe's The Pit and The Pendulum and was afraid to go to sleep for years. Having lost her foster sister to murder when they were teens, Kit has always wanted to find her sister’s killer. Rose gives her audience many impressive costars and a diabolical villain, leaving even the savviest of readers on pins and needles throughout the novel and absolutely shocked at the ending. A cop and a shrink at odds at first then coming to respect each other and finally working together to catch a murderer.

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Fast-paced and full of twists that leave you questioning yourself as to who the serial killer could be, right until the very end. Doing so would provide Cordelia with extra income to devote to her cause and would grant Rafe instant notoriety, which he intends to parlay into governmental reform. Kit and Sam repeatedly butt heads in their separate investigations but are forced to work together to find one of the deadliest serial killers the city has faced in years. This didn’t disappoint at all, I love a who-done-it story and I really didn’t guess until it came out who the killer was.Bestseller Rose ( Quarter to Midnight) thrills in the first installment of her San Diego Case Files series.