Part of Michael Bennett, book 15
First published 2023
Detective Michael Bennett stands on a police boat scanning the Hudson River's dark waters. The NYPD searches for a murder victim, a college student they soon discover floating in the waves. She wears a sparkly black gown, dressed for an evening that ended in death. The discovery fills Bennett with a father's worst fears. A superstitious murderer stalks young women throughout New York City's five boroughs, and Bennett faces his most frightening investigation since Step on a Crack. As the killer continues his deadly work, Bennett recognizes a disturbing pattern. His eldest daughter matches the victim profile in ways that terrify him. The detective must draw this obsessive predator into daylight before the next attack strikes too close to his own family. Bennett races against time as both NYPD's leading investigator and a desperate father.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: detective-protagonist, family-in-peril, race-against-time
Setting: Hudson River, New York City
384 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company
Content warnings: murder, violence