From acclaimed author Tracy Clark comes a page-turning mystery featuring hard-boiled Chicago detective Harriet Foster, who’s on the hunt for a serial killer with a deadly affinity for redheads.

When a young red-haired woman is found brutally murdered in downtown Chicago, one detail stands out: the red lipstick encircling her wrists and ankles.

Detective Harriet Foster is on the case, even though she’s still grieving the sudden death of her partner. As a Black woman in a male-dominated department, Foster anticipates a rocky road ahead acclimating to a new team—and building trust with her new partner isn’t coming easily.

After another victim turns up with the same lipstick markings, Foster suspects she’s looking for a serial killer. Through a tip from a psychiatrist, Foster learns about Bodie Morgan: a troubled man with a twisted past and a penchant for pretty young redheads with the bluest eyes. As Foster wades into Morgan’s sinister history, the killer continues their gruesome assault on Chicago’s streets.

In her desperate race to catch the murderer before they strike again, Foster will have to confront the darkest of secrets—including her own.

In the second book in the Detective Harriet Foster thriller series, author Tracy Clark weaves a twisted journey into the underbelly of Chicago as Harriet and her team work to unmask a serial killer stalking the city’s aldermen.

The Chicago PD is on high alert when two city aldermen are found dead: one by apparent suicide, one brutally stabbed in his office, and both with thirty dimes left on their bodies—a betrayer’s payment. With no other clues, the question is, Who else has a debt to pay?

Detective Harriet Foster is on the case before the killer can strike again. But even with the help of her partner, Detective Vera Li, and the rest of their team, Harriet has little to go on and a lot at risk. There’s no telling who the killer’s next target is or how many will come next.

To stop another murder, Harriet and her officers will have to examine what the victims had going on behind the scenes to determine who could be tangled up in this web of betrayal…and who could be out for revenge.

Auftakt einer fesselnden Thriller-Reihe von der US-amerikanischen Bestsellerautorin Tracy Clark.

Versteckt unter einem Blätterhaufen, mit seltsamen Lippenstiftmarkierungen an Hand- und Fußgelenken wird die verstümmelte Leiche einer jungen Rothaarigen in Downtown Chicago gefunden: ein Fall für Detective Harriet Foster.

Es ist Fosters erster Fall in einem neuen Team nach einem Burn-out, und um jeden Preis will sie sich in der toughen Ermittlerwelt beweisen. Als eine weitere Leiche mit denselben Merkmalen entdeckt wird, ist sie sicher, dass ein Serienkiller Chicago terrorisiert. Jede Sekunde zählt, aber erst ein unerwarteter Hinweis bringt Foster und ihre neue Kollegin Li auf die Spur des Psychopathen …