Under the Surface

Two stories in one. DEAD RUN: Liz Ames' sister, Rachel, pastor of Paradise Christian Church in Key West, Florida, has disappeared. Compelled to uncover the truth about her disappearance, Liz heads to Key West. Soon a teenage girl whom Rachel was counselling is found brutally murdered. The ritualistic style of the killing is hauntingly similar to that used by the notorious 'New Testament' serial killer - now on death row. Could the teen's murder be related to Rachel's disappearance? Is a copycat killer at work? And why do the police refuse to help? Liz turns to Rick Wells, a former Miami cop, for answers and together they peel away layers of deception to reveal a terrifying adversary. BONE COLD: Twenty-three years ago, Anna North survived a living nightmare. A madman kidnapped her, cut off her pinkie, then vanished. Today Anna lives in New Orleans, writing dark thrillers under another name. She finally feels safe. Suddenly Anna's quiet life takes a frightening turn. Letters start to arrive from a disturbed fan. Anna is followed, her apartment broken into. Then a close friend disappears. Anna turns to homicide detective Quentin Malone, but Malone's more concerned with the recent murders of two women in the French Quarter. After a third victim is found, however -a redhead like Anna, her pinkie severed - Malone is forced to acknowledge that Anna is his link to the killer... and could be the next target...