When a copy-cat killer arrives in the small New England town of Edgeport, criminal psychologist Audrey Harte must use all her skill to solve the case.
Audrey has been hired by the prosecution to help prepare for the trial of 19-year-old serial killer Ian Boy Scout Monroe. His one surviving victim, Tori Scott, is the star witness, but when someone begins killing with Monroe's M.O., the authorities - and Audrey - begin to wonder if Monroe had a partner. Keeping Tori safe is the main concern, but Audrey has also attracted the copy-cat's attention.
Audrey is drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse, and when someone close to her is abducted by the killer, she has no choice but to play...
For more from Kate Kessler, check out:
Audrey Harte novels
It Takes One
Two Can Play
Three Strikes
Four of a Kind
Zero Hour(novella)
As a child Kate Kessler seemed to have a knack for finding trouble, and for it finding her. A former delinquent, Kate now prefers to write about trouble rather than cause it, and spends her day writing about why people do the things they do. She lives in New England with her husband.
Kessler is careful to keep the action realistic and avoid genre clich?s. This is a smart crime novel that will engage readers.
Publishers Weekly Readers can't help but enjoy solving the mystery along with Audrey right up to the final, unexpected twist.
RT Book Reviews Deliciously twisted and genre-bending, Kate Kessler's positively riveting
It Takes Oneboasts a knockout concept and a thoroughly unique and exciting protagonist, a savvy criminal psychologist with murderous skeletons in her own closet.
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