Part of Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus, book 5
First published 1993
Detective Sergeant Pete Decker faces a brutal rape case that challenges everything he knows about police work. The victim is Lilah Brecht, beautiful daughter of an aging Hollywood star. She provides the only leads in her own case, but there's a problem. Lilah never actually saw her attacker. Instead, she claims her psychic abilities allowed her to "image" the rapist through second sight. She insists Decker is the only cop who can understand her gift and catch the man still threatening her. Decker doubts her story and grows frustrated with her seductive yet frantic phone calls, especially as his wife Rina nears the end of her pregnancy. But when Decker witnesses Lilah nearly die in what appears to be an accident, he starts questioning his skepticism. The case forces him to confront the possibility that some truths exist beyond conventional police methods.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, detective, paranormal, psychological-thriller
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
368 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Headline
Content warnings: rape, sexual-assault