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The Barnes & Noble Review One of the most popular riffs on the police procedural is the partner story -- and suspense writer Richard Montanaris powerful novel rings the changes on a veteran cop/new partner situation. Kevin Byrne has years of experience with the Philadelphia Homicide Unit, a reputation for working a case for as long as it takes to solve it, and a nasty g The Barnes & Noble Review One of the most popular riffs on the police procedural is the partner story -- and suspense writer Richard Montanaris powerful novel rings the changes on a veteran cop/new partner situation. Kevin Byrne has years of experience with the Philadelphia Homicide Unit, a reputation for working a case for as long as it takes to solve it, and a nasty gift that sometimes gives him a vision of the perp hes after. Now that his longtime partner is sidelined by a heart attack, he has someone new riding shotgun, and it remains to be seen how shell deal with his less-than-orthodox methods. At least Jessica Balzano is no rookie detective but three years of experience in Auto isnt the same as a stint in Homicide. But as Kevin sees it, shes earned her chance to prove herself. Shes as eager as he is for a case that will push her to the limit and beyond. Jessica doesnt expect to get her big break the first day out, but thats what happens when she and Kevin are called to the scene of the murder of a parochial school student. The dead girl, clasping a rosary, has been mutilated in a way that shocks even the hardened medical examiner. And when a second teens body is discovered and a task force is formed, Jessica is determined to make sure that she stays on the case. And if that means going the extra mile and risking her own life and sanity by immersing herself in the dark, dangerous mind of a serial killer, thats what shell do to close the case of the Rosary Girls. Sue Stone

The Barnes & Noble Review One of the most popular riffs on the police procedural is the partner story -- and suspense writer Richard Montanaris powerful novel rings the changes on a veteran cop/new partner situation. Kevin Byrne has years of experience with the Philadelphia Homicide Unit, a reputation for working a case for as long as it takes to solve it, and a nasty g The Barnes & Noble Review One of the most popular riffs on the police procedural is the partner story -- and suspense writer Richard Montanaris powerful novel rings the changes on a veteran cop/new...  Read More