First published 2004
A young woman's suicide on a college campus raises suspicions for medical examiner Sara Linton and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver. As more students die in disturbing ways, they race to uncover the truth before the next victim falls. But former cop Lena Adams, now a campus security guard, may hold the key—if she can confront her own dark past to stop the sadistic killer in their tracks.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, dark-secrets, race-against-time
Setting: Georgia
346 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow
Content warnings: death, murder, suicide