by Archer Mayor
Part of Joe Gunther, book 22
First published 2011
Wealthy residents across Brattleboro, Vermont wake to find Post-it notes on their nightstands. The message is always the same: "You're it." The intruder takes nothing but samples expensive food and vanishes without triggering alarms. The media christens him the Tag Man, but his game turns deadly when he stumbles upon evidence of multiple murders in one target's home. Now he runs for his life, caught between police and killers. Joe Gunther of the Vermont Bureau of Investigation leads the hunt while struggling with his own devastating personal loss. His VBI team must separate truth from lies as conflicting evidence piles up. The burglar fights for survival in a dangerous middle ground, trusted by no one. No one sleeps peacefully anymore, wondering who might be watching, who might slip inside next.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, police-procedural, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Brattleboro, Vermont
Period: 21st-century
290 pages · Hardcover · Minotaur Books
Content warnings: murder, violence