Mister X - Softcover

Lutz, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780331797 ISBN 13: 9781780331799

Publisher: Robinson Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

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...

About this title

About the Author:

John Lutz published his first short story in 1966 in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and has been publishing regularly ever since. His work includes political suspense, private eye novels, urban suspense, humor, occult, crime caper, police procedural, espionage, historical, futuristic, amateur detective--virtually every mystery sub-genre. He is the author of more than thirty-five novels and 250 short stories and articles. His SWF SEEKS SAME was made into the hit movie SINGLE WHITE FEMALE, starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and his novel THE EX was made into the HBO original movie of the same title, for which he co-authored the screenplay.

From Booklist:

*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

About this edition

• Publisher: Robinson Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1780331797
• ISBN 13: 9781780331799
• Binding: Paperback