The Bait

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Watermark

Publication Year:
2012

ISBN-13: 9781453283523

<DIV><b>In this Edgar Award&ndash;winning debut novel, a dedicated cop becomes the ultimate prey when a serial killer gets out on bail</b></div><DIV><BR>It begins when New York Police Department Detective Second-Grade Christie Opara arrests a man on the subway for indecent exposure. Within hours, Murray Rogoff, a burly giant, his crazed stare concealed behind thick glasses, is out on bail.</div><DIV>&#160;</div><DIV>Soon after, the body of a young dancer is found stashed behind the stairway of a Bronx apartment building. The girl was brutally raped and strangled, and a clue links her with two previous murders. The killer takes a signature trophy: a hacked-off lock of the victim&rsquo;s hair. A few days later, Christie starts to get strange, late-night phone calls. Although Rogoff never spoke when he was in lock-up, the detective&rsquo;s instincts tell her that Rogoff&rsquo;s the serial killer they&rsquo;re hunting. With the reluctant approval of her boss, Assistant District Attorney Casey Reardon, Christie prepares to become the bait of a deadly psychopath.</div><DIV>This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dorothy Uhnak including rare images from the author&rsquo;s estate.</div>