A Frank Quinn Novel

Darker Than Night

A killer dubbed "The Night Prowler" has turned the city that doesn''t sleep into a town kept awake by terror. Unseen, he enters couples'' homes. Unsuspected, he lingers until the perfect moment arrives. He leaves "gifts" for his victims--before taking their lives.

Enter ex-homicide cop Frank Quinn, still reeling in the wake of an elaborate setup that ended his career. For Quinn, this isn''t just any job--it''s a last chance to salvage his reputation. As the investigation proceeds, the murderer loses no time stalking new prey: a loan officer and her high-earning husband; a couple who made a killing in the stock market; a pretty actress and her prosperous lover.

With the body count rising, it''s up to Quinn to unlock the mystery of a madman''s past and end his bloody reign. Quinn''s got his work cut out--because in a city the size of New York, any one of 8 million faces could be that of a killer--or his next target. . .

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