Take One Deranged Killer. Add One Determined Cop. You Get One Deadly Obsession. . . From the moment he sees the young woman's body in her hotel bathtub, homicide detective Jack Murphy knows he's looking at a truly demented but brilliantly designed puzzle. She's been drained of blood. Missing her left hand--and the killer left a special message just for him. Hours later, he sees her severed hand arranged on a second victim's body. The newspaper has the gruesome details. The FBI has a theory. But only Murphy knows how hard he'll have to push--and how much he'll have to risk--to thwart the killer's twisted game. Praise for The Cruelest Cut "As authentic and scary as crime thrillers get."--Nelson DeMille "Put this on your must-read list."--John Lutz "A jaw-dropping thriller."--Gregg Olsen "A tornado of drama."--Shane Gericke