Autor Chelsea Cain

He thinks he sees a flash of emotion in her eyes. Sympathy? Then it's gone. 'Whatever you think this is going to be like,' she whispers, 'it's going to be worse.' When beautiful serial killer Gretchen Lowell captured her last victim - the man in charge…

'I want you,' Gretchen said. 'I've always wanted you.' Investigative journalist Susan Ward is about to print the story of her career - proving long-rumoured allegations about a respected senator's affair with a young girl. But the day before her story…

Portlandský detektiv Archie Sheridan pronásleduje několik let krásnou sériovou vražedkyni Gretchen Lowellovou, až se nakonec z lovce promění v kořist. Gretchen ho deset dní krutě mučí, potom ho však nechá odejít a vydá se do rukou spravedlnosti. Detektiv…