Close to the Bone

His grandmother can't go downstairs any more, so Brade brings his victims to the basement. It has all the modern conveniences-pipes fitted with chains, a table to hold his knives, a drain to wash away the blood. It even has a secret exit, for the inevitable day when justice comes to call. But when the bell rings for Brade, it isn't justice-it's his conscience, in the form of FBI agent John Becker. More than any other cop, Becker understands what goes on in a serial killer's mind, and he comes to exact vengeance in blood. An icepick-wielding assassin is loose in New York City, and his target is Yasser Arafat. Bury his icepick in the Palestinian s ear, and the Mideast will descend into chaos unless Becker can get the killer s scent in time to bring him down.