The Crying Killer

By

Jess Lourey
The Crying Killer by Jess Lourey (Thomas & Mercer, Aug. 18) is a mind-bending, true crime-inspired thriller with twists so good, you’re going to want to get out your paper and pen for this one.
The Crying Killer

By

Jess Lourey

The Crying Killer by Jess Lourey (Thomas & Mercer, Aug. 18) is a mind-bending, true crime-inspired thriller with twists so good, you’re going to want to get out your paper and pen for this one.

A woman’s secret. A small town with a dark past. A serial killer bent on revenge. Lies kill in a shocking true crime–inspired thriller by the Edgar-nominated author of The Quarry Girls.
Tuesday Hendrickson has spent eight years running from memories of that night. Her sister’s screams. Blood on the walls. And Arsen Bauer, a monster known as the Crying Killer, shot down in a barrage of bullets as he fled. Case closed.
Intending to build a safe new identity out of the ashes, Tuesday changed her last name and moved away. She’s now a private investigator who guards herself and her daughter, Julia, like their lives depend on it. And maybe they do. Because unless she’s imagining things, Tuesday has seen Arsen on the streets of Saint Paul. She’d know her sister’s killer anywhere.
When bodies begin surfacing bearing the Crying Killer’s brutal and unmistakable signature, Tuesday is certain he’s coming for them. Except no one believes that but her. As her paranoia intensifies, she is left with a terrible choice: unearth the shocking secret she buried with her sister, or become the Crying Killer’s next victim.

About the Author

Jess Lourey writes about secrets. She's a bestselling, two-time Edgar-Award-nominated, two-time Goodreads Choice Awards shortlisted, Anthony Award-winning, ITW Thriller Award-winning, and Minnesota Book Award-winning author of young adult, crime fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, and book club fiction. She has surpassed a million readers, and her books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Check out her TEDx Talk for the surprising, vulnerable story behind her first published novel. When Jess isn't traveling the world researching her next story, she lives in Minneapolis with a rotating batch of foster kittens (and the occasional foster puppy, but those goobers are a lot of work). To hear the latest on her writing and travels, plus get behind-the-scenes news and enter fun contests, join her VIP Reader group, Lourey’s Literati, on Facebook, and sign up for her newsletter on her website: www.jesslourey.com.

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