First published 1997
Rick Broder writes about psychology for newspapers and magazines. He covers the usual cases until two young lovers start killing people across the city. The pair feeds off each other's anger, turning their shared hunger for payback into violence that spreads through the streets. Broder follows the story like any other assignment. He interviews witnesses, talks to police, writes his columns. But the deeper he digs into the pattern of murders, the more he realizes these aren't random acts. The killers have specific targets, specific reasons. When Broder starts connecting the dots between victims, he makes a discovery that changes everything. He knows who they are. The problem is they might know he knows. Now the reporter who built his career observing human behavior from a safe distance finds himself pulled into the center of the story. The young lovers who started this rampage of terror may decide that Rick Broder needs to become their next victim.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, psychological-thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, unreliable-narrator
Setting: City
240 pages · Hardcover · Write Way Pub
Content warnings: murder, violence