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Art Through him, they'll live forever. His creation will be a testament to their perfection–and to his skill. Each victim has a rare innocence, worthy of being immortalized in his macabre work of art. A beauty worth killing for. . . Imitates Detective John Stallings can't avoid getting drawn into his latest investigation. The parallels between the Jacksonville girl who just disappeared and his long-vanished daughter make every discovery a potential clue in his own painful mystery. Then one by one, bodies are discovered–all young women, strangled to fulfill a madman's obsession. . . Death What began as a missing persons case has become a desperate race to find and stop Stallings' most ruthless adversary yet. And the closer he gets to the answers, the more there is to fear–from a killer whose bloodlust is growing by the day, and a truth too terrifying to face. . . Praise For James Andrus And The Perfect Woman "This book moves with deadly speed and the assured hand of a writer who knows his stuff." –Michael Connelly"An insider's view of how a true police investigation unfolds. It's as close a look at police work as you can get." –Elmore Leonard"One of the best cop novels to come along in years." –Jeffery Deaver

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"ONE OF THE BEST COP NOVELS TO COME ALONG IN YEARS." –Jeffery Deaver Pharmacy clerk William Dremmel is hooked—on drugging pretty young women and lulling them into slow, blissfully quiet deaths. Then he packs his victims in luggage—a nod to the cops that he works alone. Dremmel's no fool, he's also a college professor. He just likes using his intellect for darker purposes. . .. "AN INSIDER'S VIEW OF HOW A TRUE POLICE INVESTIGATION UNFOLDS. IT'S AS CLOSE A LOOK AT POLICE WORK AS YOU CAN GET." –Elmore Leonard Haunted by his own daughter's unsolved disappearance, Detective John Stallings is committed to finding runaways and busting their abductors. When a series of girls is found dead and stuffed into duffle bags, he's consumed with capturing «The Bagman»—at the risk of his marriage, his career, and possibly his tough-as-nails partner, Patty Levine. . . "A FASCINATING AND FRIGHTENING THRILLER. YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PUT THIS BOOK DOWN!" –Kevin O'Brien As The Bagman grows more brazen in his crimes, the clues line up. But when he draws terrifyingly close to Patty, Stallings is determined to play by his own rules—and they won't be pretty—or quiet. . . "A PERFECT THRILLER FOR HOLLYWOOD TO GRAB." –Joseph Wambaugh