by Lisa Gardner
Part of Detective D.D. Warren, book 9.5
First published 2016
A college student lies dead in a library stairwell, strangled with only her sneakers taken. Three men were present that night: her boyfriend and two security guards. Each harbors secrets. None can be proven guilty. The case grows cold for five years until ex-FBI profiler Pierce Quincy and his wife Rainie Conner, a former police officer, agree to consult. They dig into backgrounds searching for overlooked clues that might identify the killer among the three suspects. The evidence remains thin and the trail has gone frigid. Quincy and Conner face a troubling question: could a fourth person be responsible? The killer has stayed hidden this long and may go to extreme lengths to avoid capture. As they probe deeper into criminal psychology, the couple must determine how far they will push to uncover the truth behind this seemingly motiveless murder.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, unreliable-narrator
Period: 5 Years
47 pages · Kindle Edition · Dutton
Content warnings: murder, violence