A sequel to the bestselling novels INSIDE A KILLER and ALIVE IN THE DARK. In this novel, Zoe Bentley's years-long nightmare finally ends.

He's a maniac killer obsessed with her.
She's an FBI profiler hot on his trail.

She might think like a killer.
Because she was once his victim...

A KILLER WHO DRINKS THE BLOOD OF HIS VICTIMS?
FBI profiler Zoe Bentley and her partner, Agent Tatum Gray, have seen it all. And yet, the sight of this dead girl's body still sent shivers down their spines.

A VAMPIRE? NOT LIKELY. BUT NOT A HUMAN...
The murder pattern is similar to the horrific killings of Rod Glover, the maniac they've been chasing for months. Zoe is certain it's his doing. What personal demons, from what darkest depths of the subconscious, could drive someone to commit such horrors? The answer to this question is the key to everything.

HOWEVER, MANY THINGS LOOK STRANGE.
The murder took place in a house, not on the street. For some reason, the victim was repeatedly injected with a needle. After death, someone placed a chain with a pendant around her neck and covered her with a blanket. And, most importantly, traces of two different pairs of men's shoes were found at the murder scene...