Dead by Midnight - Beverly Barton
A KILLER’S HIT LIST
“He followed his usual routine,” Jack said. “He stripped Jean Misner and put a mask on her face after he killed her.”
A loud gasp behind them alerted Mike to the fact that Lorie had overheard Jack’s last statement.
“Jean’s been killed? But it’s still April. He wasn’t supposed to strike again until May.”
“Derek warned us that he might begin escalating the kills,” Jack reminded her. “Killing again before May indicates that he’s altering his MO, at least to some extent.”
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