Chelsea Cain’s novels featuring Portland detective Archie Sheridan and serial killer Gretchen Lowell have captivated fans through two nail-biting entries Heartsick and Sweetheart both of them multiweek bestsellers in The New York Times USA Today and Publishers Weekly. Gretchen Lowell is still on the loose. These days she’s more of a cause célèbre than a feared killer thanks to sensationalist news coverage that has made her a star. Her face graces magazine covers weekly and there have been sightings of her around the world. Most shocking of all Portland Herald reporter Susan Ward has uncovered a bizarre kind of fan club which celebrates the number of days she’s been free. Archie Sheridan hunted her for a decade and after his last ploy to catch her went spectacularly wrong remains hospitalized months later. When they last spoke they entered a détente of sorts---Archie agreed not to kill himself if she agreed not to kill anyone else. But when a new body is found accompanied by Gretchen’s trademark heart all bets are off and Archie is forced back into action. Has the Beauty Killer returned to her gruesome ways or has the cult surrounding her created a whole new evil? Chelsea Cain continues to deliver heart-stopping thrills and chills in the latest entry in this dynamic bestselling series.
