Shadow Man Book

Once, Special Agent Smoky Barrett hunted serial killers for the FBI. She was one of the bestâ??until a madman terrorized her family, killed her husband and daughter, and left her face scarred and her soul brutalized. Turning the tables on the killer, Smoky shot him deadâ??but her life was shattered forever. Now Smoky dreams about picking up her weapon again. She dreams about placing the cold steel between her lips and pulling the trigger one last time. Because for a woman whoâ??s lost everything, what is there left to lose? Sheâ??s about to find out.In all her years at the Bureau, Smoky has never encountered anyone like himâ??a new and fascinating kind of monster, a twisted genius who defies profilersâ?? attempts to understand him. And heâ??s issued Smoky a direct challenge, coaxing her back from the brink with the only thing that could convince her to live.The killer videotaped his latest crimeâ??an act of horror that left a child motherlessâ??then sent a message addressed to Agent Smoky Barrett. The message is enough to shock Smoky back to work, back to her FBI team. And that child awakens something in Smoky she thought was gone forever.Suddenly the stakes are raised. The game has changed. For as this deranged monster embarks on an unspeakable spree of perversion and murder, Smoky is coming alive againâ??and sheâ??s about to face her greatest fears as a cop, a woman, a motherâ?¦and a merciless killerâ??s next victim.From the Hardcover edition.Read More