Detective John Stallings

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