While She Was Sleeping - Hardcover

Suzanne Forster

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1587245582 ISBN 13: 9781587245589

Publisher: Wheeler Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

A USA Today Bestseller

He abducts women from their beds at midnight, gagging and terrorizing them and then dumping them, drugged but alive, days later. None of the victims have been able to identify him, and the Seattle police have no leads -- until now . . .There's been a new abduction, but with a terrifying twist -- the latest victim, a cop working on the case, has been found dead. But the police may now have the break they need -- a witness . . . The sole witness is a homeless woman with a shaky memory. Forensic sketch artist Jennifer Nash has been called in by the Seattle PD. Russ Sadler was the victim's ex-partner. He's now the chief investigator -- and the last person Jennifer wants to work with. Their affair left them both burned, but they can't let their emotion interfere. The killer is a lot closer than anyone realizes, and now he has his eye on Jennifer.

About this title

About the Author

Suzanne Forster has an academic background in clinical psychology and now puts her energies into her writing career. A #1 bestselling author and winner of several awards, she lives with her husband in Newport Beach, California.

From Publishers Weekly

Though the premise of Forster's thriller may sound hokey-a criminal dubbed the Violator enters women's homes clad in motorcycle gear, whisks them away to a trailer, removes all their hair and releases them, drugged but alive-skeptical readers will renew their interest in this creepy mystery when forensic sketch artist Jennifer Nash appears on the scene. Jennifer has perfected a new technique for helping witnesses accurately describe a criminal's face, but several of Seattle's finest, including her old flame, Russ Sadler, are doubtful of her methods. The scenes in which Jennifer works with the first witness, a skittish bird named Myrna Simone, are gripping, especially when it becomes clear that the face she's drawing may belong to someone she knows. Meanwhile, tension between Jennifer and Russ steams up the pages. Engaged to Russ two years earlier, Jennifer fled the relationship, unable to overcome her fear of men. But now, as the two work together to bring down the Violator, they forge an even stronger emotional bond. Forster's prose can be melodramatic at times, particularly when Jennifer is exposing the "burial ground of her past," but overall, this well-balanced romantic intrigue is likely to earn Forster, who's best known for her sensual stories (Sinful, etc.), a wider readership.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wheeler Publishing
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1587245582
• ISBN 13: 9781587245589
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 426