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A psychic and a serial killer play a cross-country game of cat-and-mouse in this thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author of Kiss Her Goodbye.The Night Watchman is ready to kill—again. After thirty-five years in prison, he is free to commit the same twisted atrocities that once made him as notorious as the Zodiac Killer and Jack the Ripper. Now, at last, his moment has come.
Through her television appearances, renowned clairvoyant Lucinda Sloan helps police capture show more America's most wanted. Unfortunately, she's also captured the eye of the Night Watchman. Once he learns that Sloan "sees" his crimes, it's time to play.
The first victim is someone she knows—a personal shock that brings the psychic closer to her ex-lover, Det. Randall Barakat. Then two more murders in Chicago and Denver make her realize that the Night Watchman is toying with her. Each victim wears a wristwatch bearing a message . . . and each message is a warning for Lucinda that she'll soon be the next to die.
"Readers will be helpless to stop turning pages until the . . . chilling conclusion." —Publishers Weekly
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A gripping read, for sure. I didn't want to stop reading once I got into the main plot line. It's an interesting take on a detective story: using psychic detectives in an effort to solve crimes turns on it's head when the psychic is now the one being hunted by the killer. I would recommend this book for a nice, easy, yet interesting read.
This was a very difficult book for me to get into. I didn't feel any connection to any of the characters. I thought that Lucinda was very flat and a typical "poor little rich girl with special gifts". She's rebelling but she has no problem spending the money. I never did understand why she and her boyfriend couldn't get together. Very disappointing after having read a few of Ms. Staub's previous books.
This is an awsome book! Omg i like have all her books. Im recently reding "Lily Dale Believing" You all should really read it.
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Bestselling author Wendy Corsi Staub grew up in rural New York and knew as a young child that she wanted to become an author. After graduating in 1986 from the State University of New York at Fredonia, Staub moved to New York City and worked as a book editor and advertising agency account coordinator. She has written for both adults and young show more adults and published over 70 books in the following genres: thriller, psychological suspense, horror, romance, and biography. Staub has also ghost-written for several celebrities. She has used the pseudonym Wendy Markham and writes the young adult paranormal Lily Dale series. Staub is the recipient of the 2007 RWA-NYC Golden Apple Award for Lifetime Achievement and the 2008 RT Award for Career Achievement in Suspense. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original title
- Dead Before Dark
- Original publication date
- 2009-05
- People/Characters
- Lucinda Sloan; Tess Hastings; Camden Hastings; Mike Hastings; Detective Randall "Randy" Barakat; Ava Neary (show all 25); Bitsy Sloan; Carla Karmnecki; Frank Santiago; Vic Shattuck; Kitty Shattuck; Garland Fisher; The Night Watchman; Dan Lambert; Neal Bullard; Erma Bullard; Jason Czarniak; Bradley Camrichael; Janet O'Leary; Danielle Hendry; Kelly Patterson; Eugene Fox; Julian Dodd; John Ruzzoccino; Jaime Dobiak
- Important places
- New York, USA; Middlebury, Vermont USA
- Dedication
- This book is dedicated to my dear friends Chris and Anita, Lucas and Gabriela, and to Mark, Morgan, and Brody, with love.
With gratitude to William Rasmussen for his endless patience with my endless queries about FBI p... (show all)rocedure. Any errors in that regard are my own--and Bill gets the credit for all that rings true. Bill, I couldn't have done it without you. - First words
- They call him the Night Watchman.
- Original language
- English
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- Reviews
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- Languages
- English, French
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- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 14
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