In this second book featuring forensic psychologist Michael Stone, Michael's worst fears have come true. Alex B. Willy, sadistic child molester, has been released from prison. When Willy was still incarcerated, Michael had visited him to gain insights on child molesters. The insights were valuable, since much of Michael's work involves working with child molesters and victims. However, the information Willy provided may have come at far too high a price. When Willy and Michael had talked, neither had thought he'd ever get out of prison. He was in his early 60s and starting a 30-year sentence. He had spoken freely of how pedophiles operate and even boasted of his crimes on audiotape. Now he has been released on a technicality, and Michael is in possession of lots and lots of information Willy would rather she didn't have. Worse, Willy doesn't have anything resembling a conscience, and Michael shudders to think of the plans he might have for her.
Her friends--Adam, a police chief and Michael's sometime lover, and Carlotta, a lawyer, want her to hide, but Michael is too stubborn for that. So she keeps seeing therapy clients and gets a disturbing email from Willy suggesting that he knows who her clients are and what they are saying during their sessions. She has a friend, a former FBI agent, who educates her about bugs and gives her a bug detector, but it doesn't seem to help. Willy is always two steps ahead of her in a game she has to win. Her life depends on it.
Anna Salter's books are always gripping and hard to put down. She is herself a forensic psychologist and the cases portrayed in the books are chillingly realistic.
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