A young woman is murdered after a night out with friends. When another woman is killed, Detective Chief Inspector MacLanahan realizes that a serial killer is on the loose in Peartree. MacLanahan and Detective Sergeant Nicholson decide to use a decoy to catch the killer before the body count rises.

His reign of terror lasted from the summer of 1984 to August of 1985 when he was finally captured. During this time, Richard Ramirez terrorized the people of Los Angeles before making his way to the San Francisco Bay Area, getting the nickname of the "Night Stalker" because of his propensity to invade homes well past midnight. Claiming to be a Satanist, Ramirez brutalized his victims beyond human comprehension. Now featured in such programs as True Crime and Mindhunter, Ramirez's case begs the question, was he a born psychopath or a "made" one? How did he get away with his crimes for so long and what prompted the sudden shift in his behavior?

Still recovering from a failed marriage, single mother Julia Farley finds herself drawn into a complicated affair with handsome attorney Earl Paulsen, but her new life is threatened by a sinister stalker who is targeting her family.

A serial killer is on the loose... in the first book in Shirlee McCoy's FBI: Special Crimes Unit series After Special Agent Adam Whitfield's ex-wife is nearly killed when she stops an abduction, the serial killer that Adam's been hunting turns his focus on Charlotte Murray for getting in his way. Now, as the Night Stalker closes in, Adam has two missions: bring the murderer to justice and save Charlotte--because failure isn't an option.

This updated 10th anniversary edition of the definitive account of America's most feared serial murderer--Richard Ramirez--features a shocking new chapter and 24 pp. of shocking photos. Reissue.

In this relentlessly paced novel featuring tough yet likable missing-person specialist Jack Carpenter, the former cop is surprised to receive a summons from Florida State Prison's death row.