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International bestseller Alex Kava delivers a stunning prequel to her critically acclaimed Maggie O’Dell series.From her small Quantico office, Special Agent Maggie O'Dell has profiled serial killers using Poloraids, faxed copies and scraps of evidence provided by homicide detectives from across the country. She's gained a reputation for successfully profiling killers and solving crimes without ever stepping foot at a real crime scene.
Then comes Albert Stucky, and nothing will ever show more be the same.
Stucky is a sadistic madman who enjoys his twisted games as much as he enjoys the kill. Pieces of victims start showing up in takeout containers, strategically left for unsuspecting bystanders to find. Sometimes the body is dumped near by. Others are never found.
Maggie is tasked with profiling the murders. Despite all her skills and talents nothing has prepared for this. For the first time in her career she’s seeing the gruesome crime scenes firsthand, because this madman has chosen the backwoods of Virginia as his killing grounds.
When Stucky discovers an attractive female FBI agent is part of the task force to stop him, he begins to taunt Maggie. He leaves notes and bits and pieces as if they were clues for a morbid scavenger hunt. Each step of the way he’s daring Maggie to catch him if she can, all the while planning to make her his next prey.
Let the chase begin.
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Very good. I really liked the main character and the supporting cast was multi-dimensional. Plus exciting and thrilling too!
Alex Kava has crafted a suspenseful story of FBI Agent Maggie O'dell's first encounter with serial killer Albert Stucky. An excellent prequel to her first novel A Perfect Evil.
Wow what a book. It was hard to put down. Definitely one of her best.
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Alex Kava is a member of the Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. She writes novels in the psychological thriller genre. She lives in Omaha, Nebraska with her two dogs Miss Molly and Scout. She writes a bestselling FBI profiler series which includes her character Maggie O'Dell. (Bowker Author Biography)
Alex Kava is a LibraryThing Author, an author who lists their personal library on LibraryThing.
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- Before Evil
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- Before Evil
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