Return of the Lakeview Slasher
Author | : Phil Sagan |
Publisher | : Independently Published |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 2021-11-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9798773904229 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: September, 1973 - a killer terrorizes the affluent community of Lakeview; slashing the throat and stomach of six seemingly random victims. The murder weapon is found at each scene - a Hansi Brand Chef Knife. The killer is dubbed The Lakeview Slasher by the press and is never apprehended despite the best efforts of law enforcement. September, 1993 - on the unheralded twentieth anniversary of The Lakeview Slasher's initial slaying, a young woman is murdered near a park in Lakeview; her throat and stomach slashed with the Hansi Brand Chef Knife left at the scene. After two decades of inactivity, has the Lakeview Slasher returned? On the case are Bill Strode and Sandra Cates, the city's more lauded detectives. However, personal demons, a dark revelation, and vengeful gangsters, force the longtime partners and best friends to work the case in unconventional fashion. They receive reluctant assistance from Thomas Riley, an idealistic rookie detective who is as awed by their investigative skills as he is repulsed by their often unethical tactics. A beloved youth pastor's guilt over past sins, a dangerous thug with a grudge, and a privileged young man's deadly obsession, also factor into this unpredictable crime thriller where the concepts of right and wrong, good and evil, reward and punishment, are not mutually exclusive.