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In a lively California schoolyard, the ordinary day is shattered by gunfire when a sniper is fired upon. Though no children are injured, the incident leaves the school community traumatized. Dr. Alex Delaware, a school psychologist, is called in to support the children’s emotional recovery. As he delves deeper, Delaware discovers that the assassin’s identity holds a shocking twist. Intrigued by the psychological forces that shaped this twisted individual, Delaware’s investigation uncovers a widening net of malice that reaches far beyond the school compound and may have already claimed innocent lives.
First publish date: August 1, 1991
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Jonathan Kellerman
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