January 2011 Book of the Month.

Karen Rose's thrillers chill you to the bone. In her latest book, a serial killer is targeting cheerleaders in a small North Carolina town. Can Special Agent Stephen Thatcher stop them before the killings escalate out of all control or will his new found love be next on the list of this particular serial killer?  Thatcher has more than his hands full.

Comparison: Tami Hoag, P. J. Tracy, Chelsea Cain
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Synopsis

The new thriller from Sunday Times bestseller Karen Rose. One by one, the girls disappear from their beds at night. Each one is pretty, with long dark hair. And each one is found brutally murdered. Special Agent Steven Thatcher has sworn to find the serial killer preying on this small town. As the investigation pulls him one way, his family pulls him in another. A widower haunted by loss, he now worries about his son Brad slipping away. But there's a bright light in his life: his son's teacher, Jenna Marshall, has reached out to help. She's beautiful, kind and considerate - and slowly, tentatively, she and Steven are starting to fall in love. But both have been hurt before - badly. And as the two try to find the courage to bare their souls, a murderer who has slain many looks for the real treasure he craves. He sets his traps. And waits. For Jenna...

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About the Author

Karen Rose was introduced to suspense and horror at the tender age of eight when she accidentally read Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum and was afraid to go to sleep for years. She now enjoys writing books that make other people afraid to go to sleep. Karen lives in Florida with her husband of twenty years and their children. When she's not writing, she enjoys travelling, karate and, though not a popular Forida pastime, skiing. More books by this author Author 'Like for Like' recommendation