The Slowest Death

Jack Murphy Delivers Justice

Detective Jack Murphy can read a crime scene like a book. When the naked, brutalized corpse of a narcotics cop is found, it's not the body that tells him a sick killer is on the loose, but the monkey figurine-of the "see no evil" kind-shoved down his throat. It's a message, not a clue. Then a high-profile judge is set on fire. Another figurine left behind. Murphy has a guess what's next. But it's not what he expects. The torture-killer taking out Evansville's defenders of law and order isn't the only one with secrets. The victims might have a few, too . . .

Praise for Rick Reed and his novels

"A jaw-dropping thriller."-Gregg Olsen

"Leaves you wondering whether you really did lock the doors before you went to bed."-Mystery Scene

"Put this on your must-read list."-John Lutz

"The things Reed has seen as a police officer make for a great book." -Suspense Magazine

"Rick Reed knows the dark side as only a real-life cop can, and his writing crackles with authenticity." -Shane Gericke