He seems like such a nice man. You'd never guess what was going on in
his mind...
Art history professor James Qatar has a hobby: he takes secret
photographs of women to fuel more elaborate fantasies. When he's alone.
Behind locked doors. Then one day, he goes a step further and... well,
one thing leads to another. Qatar has no choice. He has to kill her. And
you know something? He likes it.
When Deputy Chief Lucas Davenport takes the case, he assumes it'll be
straightforward police work. He couldn't be more wrong. As the
investigation trail takes some unexpected turns, it becomes clear that
nothing is straightforward about this killer, his victims, or his
motives. And to stop him Lucas has no choice but to walk right into his
lair.
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY JOHN SANDFORD