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Brilliant psychopath Andrew Carlisle stalks the Arizona desert, craving blood, fear, and vengeance. In Tucson, he targets an adopted child and their family, setting off a tense chase that blends kidnapping, psychological terror, and a hunt for justice in a thriller of death and redemption.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Thriller/Psychological Thriller
Authors: J. A. Jance
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