Mister X (A Frank Quinn Novel) - Softcover

Lutz, John

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9780786020263: Mister X (A Frank Quinn Novel)

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ISBN 10: 0786020261 ISBN 13: 9780786020263

Publisher: Pinnacle, 2010

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Fear Leaves A Mark

He mutilates his victims. Slices their throats. And carves an X into their flesh. Five years ago, he claimed the lives of six women. Then the killings abruptly stopped--no one knows why. Ex-homicide detective Frank Quinn remembers. Which is why he's shocked to see one of the dead women in his office. Actually, she's the identical twin of the last victim, and she wants Quinn to find her sister's murderer. But when the cold case heats up, it attracts the media spotlight--and suddenly the killings start again. . .

"A Heart-Pounding Roller Coaster Of A Tale."--Jeffery Deaver on Night Victims

"Lutz Is Among The Best."--San Diego Union

"Lutz Is In Rare Form."--The New York Times Book Review on Chill of Night

"Lutz knows how to make you shiver."--Harlan Coben

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About the Author:

A multiple Edgar and Shamus Award winner—including the Shamus Lifetime Achievement Award—John Lutz is the author of over forty books. His novel SWF Seeks Same was made into the hit movie Single White Female, and The Ex was a critically acclaimed HBO feature. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri, and Sarasota, Florida. Visit him online at www.johnlutzonline.com.

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*Starred Review* Their throats are sliced. An X is carved into their torsos, among other mutilations. Frank Quinn is a retired NYPD homicide detective who specialized in serial killers, so he’s not surprised when the identical twin of the last victim hires him to investigate. Police Chief Harley Renz, Quinn’s former and very ambitious partner, thinks Quinn and his associates—Pearl Kasner and Larry Fedderman, also former detectives—would make good additions to the task force charged with solving the crimes. Renz also assigns a renowned profiler to the case, the stunningly sexy and media-savvy Addie Price. The initial hurdle: Quinn must separate reality from fiction. His original client disappears; Quinn then learns she’s not the victim’s twin sister. There are twins, but she’s not one of them. What’s her angle? Oh, and the real twins were abused by their father, who’s started a new life as a midwestern politician. Addie Price’s background is fiction, and there’s a mystery woman stalking the investigators. A lesser writer would lose readers in this ever-evolving plot with shifting identities and motives, but this is John Lutz, winner of multiple Edgar and Shamus awards. By the very satisfying conclusion, it all makes perfect sense. Lutz has produced another procedural masterpiece. --Wes Lukowsky

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