The Deepest Cut (Nan Vining) - Softcover

Emley, Dianne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345499530 ISBN 13: 9780345499530

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 2010

Synopsis

Back from the dead. That's how it feels for Nan Vining, a Pasadena homicide cop determined to find the brutal madman who attacked her a year ago. Nan's daughter calls the unknown assailant T. B. Mann--The Bad Man. On the job, Nan breaks rules and steals evidence, building a case file based on the certainty that T. B. Mann is obsessed with women who wear uniforms, that he hunts them, kills them, then adorns them with a pearl necklace.

At the crime scene of her official assignment, the murder of an ex-con, Nan spots a graffiti tag and is sure, against all reason, that T. B. Mann was there, too. Further complicating matters is Nan's developing relationship with Detective Jim Kissick, but she knows that opening her heart means losing control. Then T. B. Mann reemerges from the shadows for a final confrontation, bringing Nan to the sudden, horrifying realization that her killer has baited the perfect trap.

About this title

Review:

"Compelling . . . relentless suspense."--Booklist, starred review

"A fascinating look at the bizarre bond between a serial killer and one of his intended victims."--Oak Ridge Observer

"Pulse-pounding prose and unexpected plot twists."--Tuscon Citizen

About the Author:

Dianne Emley gained critical acclaim for the previous books in the Nan Vining series, The First Cut, a Los Angeles Times bestseller, and Cut to the Quick. Her newest novel featuring Nan Vining is Love Kills. She lives in Pasadena, California, with her husband, Charlie.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0345499530
• ISBN 13: 9780345499530
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 431