First published 2017
Dr. Dylan Reinhart built his career studying criminal minds. The Ivy League professor wrote bestselling books about criminal behavior. Now someone has left his own book at a murder scene alongside a threatening message. NYPD Detective Elizabeth Needham pulls Dylan into the investigation when the killer leaves another clue: a playing card. More murders follow, each marked by another card. Dylan realizes the cards point toward future victims. The media dubs the perpetrator "The Dealer" as New York spirals into fear. Dylan must enter the killer's twisted psychology to decode the deadly game. He races to predict the next target before The Dealer strikes again. But diving deep into a criminal mind carries its own dangers. Dylan risks losing himself in the darkness he studies.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, detective-story, race-against-time
Setting: New York
340 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company
Content warnings: murder, violence