"Z" (Paperback)

Edwin Baird

ISBN 10: 166760581X / ISBN 13: 9781667605814

Published by Wildside Press, 2026

About this Item

Paperback. A city newspaper gets a chilling phone call: a bank president has been killed, and the caller signs off with a single letter. A star reporter races to the scene and finds a strange calling card in the victim's hand, plus a small clue that makes no sense-apple seeds. Then the calls come again, each one timed to send every newsroom into a frenzy. The murders spread from bank to bank, with no clear motive and no theft. The police lock down offices, watch every doorway, and still the killer slips away, leaving another red scrap marked with that same letter. Working the story as both reporter and investigator, the journalist studies the evidence, tracks the voice behind the calls, and sets a risky trap meant to lure the culprit into the open. But the killer is proud, clever, and eager to prove he can strike again-right up to the moment the trap snaps shut. A killer turns murder into a public game. A reporter refuses to be used as a messenger. Can he end the spree before the city panics? This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: "Z" (Paperback)
• Publisher: Wildside Press
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 166760581X
• ISBN 13: 9781667605814
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

A city newspaper gets a chilling phone call: a bank president has been killed, and the caller signs off with a single letter. A star reporter races to the scene and finds a strange calling card in the victim’s hand, plus a small clue that makes no sense—apple seeds.

Then the calls come again, each one timed to send every newsroom into a frenzy. The murders spread from bank to bank, with no clear motive and no theft. The police lock down offices, watch every doorway, and still the killer slips away, leaving another red scrap marked with that same letter.

Working the story as both reporter and investigator, the journalist studies the evidence, tracks the voice behind the calls, and sets a risky trap meant to lure the culprit into the open. But the killer is proud, clever, and eager to prove he can strike again—right up to the moment the trap snaps shut.