Product Description

For three summers, the residents of Atlanta have been gripped by terror when the temperature creeps up to a hundred. For with the relentless heat comes a vicious killer. Each time, he takes two girls. When the first body is discovered, it contains all the clues investigators need to find the second victim, who waits, prey to a slow but certain death. The police are never in time; the bodies always found months later in remote and dangerous places. As a heatwave of epic proportions descends, the game begins again. Two girls disappear and the clock is ticking. Rookie agent Kimberly Quincy stumbles across the first body in the grounds of the FBI training facility at Quantico. She's been face-to-face with a serial killer before and knows only too well why the killer has chosen Quantico to start the chase. This time he's raising the stakes; he wants the FBI's finest to come out and play . . .

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #41377 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-21
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 pages

About the Author
Lisa Gardner sold her first novel when she was just 20 years old. In 1993 she graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in international relations. She lives with her husband and daughter in New Hampshire.

Customer Reviews

Don't start it - unless you have time to read it all!
I was lucky enough to 'fall over' one of Lisa Gardners earlier books and have been hooked ever since.
This one is superb - she gets better every time.
If you haven't read any of her previous books; a few 'old' characters appear, but they are self explanatory and you will lose nothing from this plotline by meeting them for the first time.
As a rookie FBI agent Kimberley Quincy has a lot to live up to - her father being a legend in the service. From the moment she finds the first body and the very sexy Mac, the plot twists and turns at breakneck speed, the temperature rises and the race is on to find the killer.
The characterisation is superb and, in some places, I found myself holding my breath.
The FBI are used and in some parts abused in this book and I found it quite refreshing to have them dealt with other than as a knight on a white charger or inept busybodies.
Get rid of the children, send the partner out, have a bottle of wine - definitely put the light on, and enjoy a damn good read for someone whose books get better every time!
p.s. if you haven't read the Survivors Club (different set of characters) try it - it is excellent.

Wow! awesome book!
I recently purchased this book and i was glad that i did. I couldnt put it down. The way the author, Lisa Gardner, describes the characters feelings and the settings is amazing. it feels like you are actually there. that you are actually one of them.

You can tell she put 110% commitment into this book - through research and actual feelings.

This is one, if not the best book, she has written. A must for anyone to buy if you like crime and thrillers and suspense.

An excellent book! Buy it now!!!

You won't be able to stop reading!
One of the most griping books I have read lately. New agent Kimberly Quincy tries to catch a killer that kidnaps young women in pairs and kills one immediately leaving clues at the site to find the second one.

This is an extremely fast-paced book with several twists and turns, well-depicted characters and an awesome storyline. this one you cannot miss!