✍ Scribed by Levien, David
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Taut and edgy,Signature Kill is a riveting exploration of a killer next door—a tour de force from acclaimed author David Levien.
The quiet of the Indianapolis night is broken when an unidentifiable body is found in a local park, deliberately arranged in such a way that police know it’s not a random crime. Across the city, former cop Frank Behr, down on his luck and virtually broke, takes on a no-win case to locate a desperate mother’s wayward daughter who’s been missing for months. Behr has few friends left on the police force, but as he wades into the world of small-time prostitution from which the daughter disappeared, he comes to believe the two cases are related.
When another body is found, it becomes clear Indianapolis has a serial killer on its streets . . . an untraceable predator who, Behr surmises, lives behind the chilling veil of a perfectly normal life. Behr’s pursuit threatens to become entangled in the official police investigation, and will lead him to a dark place—and ultimately to a devastating decision from which he will not be able to turn back.
Signature Kill is a masterly novel, in which one man’s obsession with justice faces off against a killer’s all-consuming obsession with perfection.
From the Hardcover edition.
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Praise for SIGNATURE KILL
“Arguably the best crime writer in contemporary fiction. . . . [Signature Kill] is as bulletproof as they come.” — The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg)
“There's never any doubt that Behr will get his man, but what happens when he does will make your hair stand on end.” — Kirkus Reviews
“The truth of [Levien’s] characters—and the intensity of their pain—is as unbearably real as it gets.” — The New York Times Book Review
Acclaim for David Levien
“Levien has placed himself among the best writers in the field.” —Robert Crais
“[Levien] infuses his . . . tale with heart-wrenching emotion.” — People
“Veteran screenwriter David Levien imagines with icy, almost sadistic precision.” — Entertainment Weekly
“Levien has an ear for dialogue that many of us don’t often hear.” — The Indianapolis Star
“David Levien is a marvel. . . . His descriptions are true to life, real and unflinching, a combination of Mickey Spillane, Wallace Stroby and Richard Stark, but nonetheless all Levien.” — BookReporter
David Levien is the author of the Frank Behr novels: Thirteen Million Dollar Pop , Where the Dead Lay , and City of the Sun. He has been nominated for the Edgar, Hammett, and Shamus Awards, and he is also a screenwriter and director. Levien lives in Connecticut.
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