Immoral

Synopsis

Lieutenant Jonathan Stride is suffering from an ugly case of déjà vu. For the second time in a year, a beautiful teenage girl has disappeared off the streets of Duluth, Minnesota—gone without a trace, like a bitter gust off Lake Superior. The two victims couldn’t be more different. First it was Kerry McGrath, bubbly and sweet, and now Rachel Deese, a strange, sexually charged wild child. The media hounds Stride to catch a serial killer. The search carries him from the icy stillness of the northern woods to the erotic heat of Las Vegas, where he must decide which facts are real and which are illusions. Stride’s own life becomes changed forever by the secrets he uncovers, secrets that stretch across time in a web of lies, death, and illicit desire. Secrets that are chillingly immoral. Winner of the 2006 Macavity Award for Best First Mystery. A 2006 Anthony Award Finalist for Best First Mystery. Finalist for the 2006 Barry Award for Best First Novel. A 2006 CWA New Blood Dagger Finalist. A Book Sense Pick. A 2006 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominee for Best First Novel.