by J. A. Jance
First published 2009
Diana Ladd knows the signs. She taught on the Tohono O'otham reservation long enough to read the warnings in the Arizona desert air. Andrew Carlisle has been released from prison after serving only six years for torturing and murdering a young tribal girl. Diana's testimony put him away, and now the brilliant psychopath has returned to finish what he started. She takes her young son and runs, but Carlisle closes the distance with each passing hour. The desert that once felt like home now harbors a predator who won't stop until he finds them. Diana must decide whether to keep running or face the killer who has made her his obsession.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, obsession
Setting: Tohono O'otham Reservation, Arizona
Period: Present Day
576 pages · Kindle Edition · William Morrow
Content warnings: murder, violence