The Night Bird: 1 (Frost Easton)

“Freeman’s command of pace and plot is assured, his prose artfully layered with the sinister and serene. This one will keep you guessing, but read it with the lights on.” —Publishers Weekly

“Freeman once again shows a slick knack for creating just enough tension without relying too heavily on gore—just the right amount of nastiness that will not scare away more-genteel thriller readers.” —Booklist

"Freeman’s latest psychological thriller is sure to seize readers and not let go... Gripping, intense and thoughtful, The Night Bird is a must-read."—RT Book Reviews,Top Pick

"...an intriguing psychological mystery introducing Detective Frost Easton investigating a case about women who appear to have been frightened to death. Boo!"—Carole E. Barrowman, Star Tribune

"Freeman keeps the tension high."—Mary Ann Grossman, St. Paul Pioneer Press

"Freeman’s considerable writing chops are once again on full display here in this police procedural/thriller with an inventive and twisting mystery that is a compelling read from beginning to end... You may think you have the entire mystery figured out... but you almost certainly will be wrong."—Bookreporter

"The story line hooked me right away."—Night Owl Reviews, Top Pick

"Freeman has a winner with The Night Bird...a real page-turner of a psychological thriller that will remain vividly in the memory bank for a long time to come."—Mystery Maven

What if you had to relive your most terrifying memory...over and over? A detective and a psychiatrist investigate in Thriller Award–winning author Brian Freeman’s gripping psychological novel.

Homicide detective Frost Easton doesn’t like coincidences. When a series of bizarre deaths rock San Francisco—as seemingly random women suffer violent psychotic breaks—Frost looks for a connection that leads him to psychiatrist Francesca Stein. Frankie’s controversial therapy helps people erase their most terrifying memories...and all the victims were her patients.

As Frost and Frankie carry out their own investigations, the case becomes increasingly personal—and dangerous. Long-submerged secrets surface as someone called the Night Bird taunts the pair with cryptic messages pertaining to the deaths. Soon Frankie is forced to confront strange gaps in her own memory, and Frost faces a killer who knows the detective’s worst fears.

As the body count rises and the Night Bird circles ever closer, a dedicated cop and a brilliant doctor race to solve the puzzle before a cunning killer claims another victim.