Figure of 8 Author:Patrick Lynch From the acclaimed author of The Policy-called "a top-notch thriller" by Publishers Weekly — Ellen Cusack, a former Olympic skating star, is twenty-five years old and newly separated from her Hollywood businessman husband. With her dreams of a happy marriage and children fading, she contemplates restarting her career when she begins... more » to receive hate mail from someone who calls himself "the Ice Man." Soon the mail turns into phone calls in the middle of the night . . . a whispering, menacing voice . . . and then the stranger threatens that he is going to "change her life." Ellen hires a suave private investigator, Pete Golding, after gardeners digging in her yard find the body of a young woman sitting in a makeshift grave wearing a ski jacket and glasses. The tension mounts when Ellen receives an alarming videotape in the mail showing a little girl in a blue dress who looks exactly like her. Who could be after her and why? Figure of Eight is a great achievement for Patrick Lynch, showcasing his talent for crafting plots that span a broad canvas of events and pulling them together in a tightly woven, suspenseful narrative.
"The science is solid. The pacing is perfect. The characters are convincing. And the possibilities are chilling."-St. Paul Pioneer Press (on Carriers)« less