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Former Secret Service agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell find themselves embroiled in a deadly game when a woman is found murdered in the woods. The killer copies the deadliest serial killers of history, and the investigation spirals into a nightmare that even the FBI cannot unravel. Their mission—defending a man's innocence in a burglary involving an aristocratic, dysfunctional family—draws them into a frantic hunt for the truth. Each discovery heightens the danger, bringing them ever closer to a shocking revelation that could change everything.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: David Baldacci
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