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A strangled prostitute is found in a seedy French Quarter hotel, and a week later another victim meets the same grim fate. Dr. Samantha Leeds, a popular late‑night radio host on Lake Pontchartrain, receives a chilling, threatening call with a personal edge. Detective Rick Bentz suspects the killer is close to Samantha, and a seductive new neighbor, Ty Wheeler, looks suspiciously well‑informed about her. As more bodies appear, including those of her own former clients, Samantha’s past secrets surface and she realizes the killer may be after her specifically. With deadly stakes heightening, she must uncover the truth before she becomes the next victim.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Lisa Jackson
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