Nightlife - Softcover

Terrific.Nightlife owes more to the psychologically penetrating, starkly cinematic novels of Thomas Harris and Dennis Lehane than it does to any by-the-numbers police procedural - New York Times (New York Times)

Probably only half a dozen suspense writers now alive who can be depended upon to deliver high voltage shocks, vivid, sympathetic characters, and compelling narratives each time they publish. Thomas Perry is one of them. Nightlife is original and highly entertaining. And it's scary! I say that with deep admiration - Stephen King (Stephen King)

Perry's new thriller takes us on a dangerous cat-and-mouse game that pits two women against each other: one a beautiful, highly manipulative serial killer, the other the detective who is determined to stop her. This murderer changes her appearance and identity with every kill, moving from Portland to San Francisco, to LA, to Las Vegas, with Catherine Hobbs, Portland homicide detective, always just one step behind. Catherine must use everything she has as a woman as well as a detective to stop her. She must learn how to read the murderer's mind. And she is up against a killer who turns to stalking her. Delving deep inside the female psyche, reinterpreting conventions and confounding expectations, this is Perry at his critically acclaimed best.