Book description
A riveting psychological thriller inspired by the never-caught Zodiac Killer, about a young detective determined to apprehend the serial murderer who destroyed her family and terrorized a city twenty years earlier.
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Caitlin Hendrix has been a Narcotics detective for six months when the killer at the heart of all herâŚ
Why read it?
1 author picked Unsub as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book is made for Criminal Minds addicts.
Every breadcrumb is important and kept me trying to solve the clues left by the Unknown Subject (UNSUB) nicknamed the Prophet. The killerâs ciphers and methods echoed those of the Zodiac. And somehow, despite the level of detail in the Prophetâs crime scenes and writings, Gardnerâs pacing is a stomp on the gas pedal that doesnât let up. Itâs a tricky balance I aspire to achieve.
The Prophetâs poetic fantasies bleeding into reality while the clock counted down kept me wondering how, and if, Detective Caitlin Hendrix would stop this ruthlessâŚ
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