The skeletons in her closet are twitching...
Genius chessmaster and FBI consultant Artemis Blythe swore she'd never return to the misty Cascade Mountains.
Her father—a notorious serial killer, responsible for the deaths of seven women—is now imprisoned, in no small part due to a clue she provided nearly fifteen years ago.
And now her father wants his vengeance.
A new serial killer is hunting the wealthy and the elite in the town of Pinelake. Artemis' father claims he knows the identity of the killer, but he'll only tell daughter dearest. Against her will, she finds herself forced back to her old stomping grounds.
No more lies
Olivia has finally stopped running. She and Gil are settled on the island of São Miguel in the Azores. He works as a cop, she works as a translator and they have a little house with an ocean view. Niece Sarah-Jane comes to stay for a summer job on the whale-watching boats.
All calm and blissful until one of her own poems arrives in the post. From halfway up the Amazon a scrap of paper reaches a tiny island in the Atlantic. Someone is trying to spook her. This time she will not run or hide. She's going to confront her tormentor and end this cat-and-mouse game once and for all.
When a UK jailbreak signifies real danger, Olivia's first instinct is to protect Sarah-Jane. Only when her niece is safe can she face her nemesis. She will tell the truth, regardless of the consequences.
Even if it kills her, she will tell no more lies.
Once known as a child chess prodigy, now the locals only think of her as ‘The Ghostkiller's’ daughter.
In the face of a shamed family name and a brother involved with the Seattle mob, Artemis endeavors to use her tactical genius to solve the baffling case.
Hunting a murderer who strikes without a trace, if she fails, the next skeleton in her closet will be her own.
Over 20% of the documented serial killers in the world have come from a 200-mile radius around Seattle, Washington
