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In the outskirts of Los Angeles National Forest, homicide detective Robert Hunter is shocked to find a young woman brutally murdered: her skin ripped from the face, nailed to wooden posts, and a double‑cross carved into the nape of her neck – the signature of the notorious Crucifix Killer. Two years earlier, the original killer was captured and executed, making this renewed crime both baffling and terrifying. Hunter, joined by a rookie partner, must navigate a nightmare of copycat or re‑emergence, grappling with impossible odds to stop a serial murderer choosing victims seemingly at random.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Chris Carter
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