by Lisa Gardner
Part of Detective D.D. Warren, book 6
First published 2012
Charlene Grant stares at the calendar, marking off days until January 21. Her childhood friends have been killed systematically, each murder occurring on the same date at the same time each year. She alone survives from her group. Four days remain until the pattern suggests she will die next. Charlene refuses to wait passively. She trains in boxing, learns to shoot, and runs to build endurance. She specifically requests Boston homicide detective D.D. Warren to investigate her case. Warren begins examining the deaths and Charlene's claims. The detective's instincts signal something feels wrong about the woman's account. Warren suspects Charlene may not face the danger she describes. If Warren's doubts prove correct, Charlene must be hiding something significant. This secret could pose a greater threat than any external killer stalking her.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Boston
Period: January 21
400 pages · Hardcover · Penguin (USA) Inc,
Content warnings: murder, violence