Masked

Two bodies in twenty-four hours. Two twisted masterpieces. One faceless killer.At twenty-six, Nathaniel Clemens is the youngest homicide detective in the department's history. But his first day on the job offers no celebration. Instead, he is thrust into a living nightmare: a young woman found strangled in a dark alleyway, her face covered by a fractured paper-mâché mask. The case takes a devastatingly personal turn when Nate pulls back the sheet and recognizes the victim: Lauren "Cherry" Campbell, a ghost from his past.Before Nate and his seasoned partner, Matt Clayton, can decipher the clue, a second body drops. A bartender with a predatory history is brutally executed inside a dive bar. This time, the killer leaves a mask of layered headlines detailing the man’s past sins.When taunting letters signed "V" arrive directly at the precinct, the gruesome truth emerges. This is a calculating serial killer who views the dead as a canvas and his crimes as a righteous game. Under the intense glare of their fierce Chief of Police, Nate must connect the dark dots before the killer strikes again. Read more