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Split Second
419 pages
A high-octane blend of FBI procedural and eerie family thriller where the sins of the past fuel a deadly present-day hunt.
What it feels like
This propulsive thriller plunges readers into a tense, high-stakes atmosphere where the procedural grit of an FBI manhunt collides with the eerie dread of long-buried family secrets. The narrative moves at a breakneck pace, balancing the urgent pursuit of a serial killer tied to a notorious real-world monster with a chilling, deeply personal investigation into a decades-old murder. As the dual mysteries escalate, the mood shifts from suspenseful to downright nightmarish, heightened by unexpected supernatural undercurrents. It is an intense, action-driven experience designed for readers who devour dark, fast-paced crime fiction where the investigators themselves become the hunted, and where uncovering the truth requires facing both human depravity and inexplicable forces.
- Mood
- tense
- chilling
- eerie
- high-stakes
- Tone
- urgent
- suspenseful
- dark
- intense
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- legacy of violence · family secrets · the hunt for justice · supernatural undercurrents · facing the past
- The writing
- Fast-paced and action-driven, focusing on escalating tension and procedural urgency with a touch of the uncanny.
- The arc
- Moves from the chilling discovery of a present-day threat to a frantic, high-stakes race to untangle deadly family secrets and stop a relentless killer.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love high-stakes FBI thrillers that blend relentless serial killer hunts with dark, long-buried family mysteries and a hint of the supernatural.
Content notes
- serial killers
- murder
- family violence
- references to real-world serial killers
About the book
A serial killer is on the loose, and it's up to FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock to bring him down. They soon discover that the killer has blood ties to the infamous and now long-dead monster Ted Bundy. Savich and Sherlock are joined by agents Lucy Carlyle and Cooper McKnight, and the chase is on.
At the same time, Agent Carlyle learns from her dying father that her grandfather didn't simply walk away from his family twenty-two years ago: he was, in fact, murdered by his wife, Lucy's grandmother. Determined to find the truth, Lucy moves into her grandmother's Chevy Chase mansion. What she finds, however, is a nightmare. Not only does she discover the truth of what happened all those years ago, but she faces a new mystery as well, a strange ring that holds powers beyond her ken.
As the hunt for the serial killer escalates, Savich realizes he's become the killer's focus, and perhaps the next victim. It's up to Lucy to stop this madness before it's too late.
Description from Open Library.
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