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The Boyfriend

by Thomas Perry
Robertson Dean
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Jack Till, who has retired from the LAPD after a respected career as a
homicide detective, now works as a private investigator, comfortable
chasing down routine cases while visiting his 24-year-old daughter,
Holly, who has Down Syndrome. But when the parents of a recently
murdered young girl, about Holly's age, ask for his help when the police
come up empty, Till reluctantly takes the case.
It was
discovered after her death that the victim had been working as a
high-class prostitute, and the police are content to assume she was
killed by a client, common in such a dangerous line of work. Yet as Till
digs deeper, he realizes that the victim is just one of several young
female escorts killed in different cities in the exact same way—all
had strawberry blonde hair, and all were shot with a 9mm handgun in the
sanctity of their apartments.
Till must find his way around the
tawdry and secretive online escort business, and decode ads placed by
young women who all use false names, sometimes advertise using other
women's pictures, and move from city to city every few months. Yet when
Till is finally able to catch up with the killer, he finds that the man
he's after is far more dangerous and volatile than he ever could have
imagined. As the body count rises, Till must risk his life to find this
seductive and ruthless killer whose murderous spree masks a far deadlier
agenda.

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  • Release date

    March 5, 2013

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781452691480
      • File size: 247681 KB
      • Duration: 08:36:00

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from January 28, 2013
      This highly original and clever thriller from Edgar-winner Perry (Strip) focuses on Jack Till, a retired LAPD homicide detective turned PI, who prefers routine cases that keep him close to his grown daughter with Down syndrome. Reluctantly, Till agrees to investigate the recent murder of a high-class prostitute for her distraught parents. Toiling through the myriad sex market Web sites, Till sees a pattern across the country—attractive escorts who resemble each other, quietly killed in their homes. Till suspects the women were killed by a hit man, 28-year-old Joey Moreland, who insinuates himself into their lives as a boyfriend, then moves on after murdering them. Perry again proves himself a master stylist and plotter, as he effortlessly builds suspense and delves deeply into his characters, showing Till’s cunning and how Moreland grew up to be a soulless killer. Agent: Robert Lescher, Lescher & Lescher, Ltd.

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  • English

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