In this twisted thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author, featuring New Orleans detectives Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya, the past comes back to haunt Bentz, and itâs deadlier and closer to home than ever.
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The scent is unmistakableâgardenias, sweet and delicate, the same perfume that his beautiful first wife, Jennifer, always wore. Opening his eyes in the hospital room where heâs recovering from an accident, New Orleans detective Rick Bentz sees her standing in the doorway. Then Jennifer blows him a kiss and disappears. But it couldnât have been Jennifer. She died twelve years ago . . .
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Once out of the hospital, Bentz begins to see Jennifer everywhere, haunting and taunting him, then vanishing without a trace. Could she still be alive? He canât tell his new wife, Olivia, about the sightings or his secret fear that heâs losing his mindâthough he knows she suspects something is wrong. But Olivia is also hiding a secret . . .
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When a copy of Jenniferâs death certificate arrives in the mail, emblazoned with a red question mark, Bentz follows the postmark trail to Los Angeles. Then the murders begin, each victim a part of Jenniferâs past, each grisly corpse pointing to Bentz as the prime suspect. Someoneâs been waiting patiently, silently, anticipating Bentzâs every move. Soon it will be Bentzâs turn to suffer for his sins. But he wonât be the only one made to pay the ultimate price. For a diabolical killer has now made Olivia the prime target . . .
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