Sweet heart

With?ÿHeartsick, Chelsea Cain took the crime world by storm, introducing two of the most compelling characters in decades: serial killer Gretchen Lowell and her obsessed pursuer Portland Detective Archie Sheridan. The book spent four weeks on the?ÿNew York Times?ÿbestseller list and garnered rave reviews around the world. But the riveting story of Archie and Gretchen was left unfinished, and now Chelsea Cain picks up the tale again.

When the body of a young woman is discovered in Portlandƒ??s Forest Park, Archie is reminded of the last time they found a body there, more than a decade ago: it turned out to be the Beauty Killerƒ??s first victim, and Archieƒ??s first case. This body cant be one of Gretchensƒ??sheƒ??s in prisonƒ??but after help from reporter Susan Ward uncovers the dead womans identity,?ÿit turns into another big case. Trouble is, Archie cant focus on the new?ÿinvestigation because the Beauty Killer case has exploded: Gretchen Lowell has escaped from prison.

Archie hadnt seen her in?ÿtwo months; hed moved back in with his family and sworn off visiting her. Though it should feel like progress, he actually feels worse. The news of?ÿher escape spreads like wildfire, but secretly, hes?ÿrelieved. He knows hes the only one who can catch her, and in fact, he has a plan to get out from under her thumb once and for all.

Chelsea Cain has topped her own bestselling debut thriller with this unputdownable, unpredictable, edge-of-your-seat read.