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No one writes dark stories of good versus evil like Dean Koontz. He sets up the two conflicting forces mano a mano, eye to eye, or in this case across from each other in a prison visitor's room. Ronny Lee Jessup is the personification of evil. He’s a serial killer who has confessed to more murders than bodies found. He wants to save a few to resurrect in case he gets out. He’s hoping for an earthquake or a bomb to fracture the prison walls and let him return to his pretty ladies. David Thorne is a writer who spends his time in NYC and Newport Beach California. The love of his life, Emily Carlino, went missing late one night, 10 years ago, on a road north of Santa Barbara. Her body was never recovered. This is the "grab" that brings the two men together. David, on the pretext of interviewing Jessup for an upcoming book, is trying to find out if Emily is one of the women missing from Jessup’s kill tally. He wants closure. And into the story comes Maddison – a dead ringer in every way to the missing Emily. In each and every way down to the most intimate detail, Maddison mirrors Emily. Where did she come from, why did their paths cross in that ocean-side restaurant? David’s life is turned upside down. This is a dark story of psychological suspense told by the master.