Product Overview
New York Times bestselling author Stephan Taltys acclaimed fiction debut, Black Irish, won him comparisons to such thriller masters as Jo Nesb, Karin Slaughter, and Tana French. Now, his chilling new novel brings back intrepid heroine Absalom Kearney, a driven police detective with a haunted past, trying to make a difference in a troubled town.
Hangman, Hangman, what do you see? Four little girls, as cute as can be. The eerie schoolyard chant still sends ripples of horror through North Buffalo. Not so long ago, serial killer Marcus Flynn preyed upon the communitys teenaged daughtersuntil he was cornered and shot in the head. But Flynn lived, carrying to prison the nickname Hangman, along with the secret of his last victims fate. Homicide cop Abbie Kearney wasnt around during Hangmans reign of terror. She hadnt yet come home to wear her dads old badge in the tough Irish American stronghold known as the County. Abbie had never experienced firsthand the horror of Hangman. Until now.
Hangman, Hangman, where do they go? Down on the ground, where the daffodils grow. A corrections officer lies dead, a prison van stands empty . . . and somewhere out there, the monster who condemned innocents to death at the end of a rope watches and waits to strike again. Abbie leads a desperate manhunt through a city driven to its knees by fear, matching wits with a predator as brilliant as he is elusive. But as more victims are claimed, a rising tide of secrecy, paranoia, and politics forces her to realize that stepping beyond the law may be the only way to find justice. Because with each passing hour, the stakes grow higherand Hangmans noose gets tighter.
Praise for Hangman
An expertly judged dose of adrenaline.Kirkus Reviews
Stick with this one; it delivers.Booklist
Detective Abbie Kearney is back in this explosive thriller featuring not only a brutal serial killer, but also complex characters. . . . Plot twists will keep readers guessing right up until the grand finale.RT Book Reviews
[Stephan Talty has] a writerly knack for constructing compulsively readable narratives that can be consumed with considerable velocity and contentment. With flying colors, the fellow passes the what happens next test.The Buffalo News
