She was housed in the Our Lady of Virtue mental hospital for a great portion of Abby and her older sister Zoey's lives.Ībby is estranged from Zoey for the worst of all possible reasons - a man. Faith committed suicide in front of Abby 20 years ago - the victim of paranoid schizophrenia. She and Abby are inextricably linked, much more than simply being mother and daughter, they share a birthday.Ībby is celebrating her 35th, and the 20th anniversary of her mother's death on the same day. The spirit of Faith Chastain rules this book, from the opening scene depicting her alleged suicide, to the final twist. New Orleans is being stalked by its third major serial killer in recent years, and Montoya is on his trail.Ībby Chastain, a wedding and portrait photographer, is haunted by the memories of her mother's death. Montoya is a little older, a little wiser, but no less devastating to women. And a twisted psychopath is getting close enough to make them.Hot on the heels of her March paperback release of FATAL BURN, Lisa Jackson's first hardcover novel, SHIVER is another installment of her handsome New Orleans Detective, Reuben Montoya.
It doesn't help that Detective Reuben Montoya is convinced she's somehow the key to unlocking these horrible crimes-a mystery that has something to do with Our Lady of Virtues Mental Hospital, a decaying old asylum where unspeakable crimes were once committed, and a human predator may still wait.Īs more bodies are found in gruesome, staged scenarios, Montoya and Abby are in a desperate race to stop a killer whose terrifying crimes are bringing them ever nearer to a shocking revelation. Now she's back where she feels watched, as if the devil himself is scraping a fingernail along her spine. It's a very sick game, and it's only just begun.Ībby Chastain left New Orleans long ago and for good reason. The victims are killed in pairs-no connection, no apparent motive, no real clues. A serial killer is turning the Big Easy into his personal playground.
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