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Kay is a small‑town girl turned serial killer, slipping through city after city while adopting new identities. Each victim is a man she seduces, kills, and then absconds with his belongings.
Furious at the few men who have escaped her wrath, she begins to catalog them, turning the hunt into a solemn vow. Determined to fulfill her grim objective, she stalks her targets, rattling their lives and tying suspenseful threads across America.
A twist of relentless pursuit blends elements of revenge with the psychological thrill of a female serial killer, offering a stark look at a woman who turns hand‑to‑hand killers into prey.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Crime Fiction/Noir
Authors: Lawrence Block
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