The Last Victim: A Novel (Dr. Charlotte Stone)

[An] exceptional storyteller . . . Leave it to [Karen] Robards to deliver the start of a series that is distinctive and unforgettable! RT Book Reviews

A sought-after expert in criminal pathology, Dr. Charlotte Stone regularly sits face-to-face with madmen. At the age of sixteen, she herself survived a serial killer s bloodbath. Because of the information she gave police, the Boardwalk Killer went underground, but Charlie kept her postmortem visions of the victims to herself. Years later, to protect her credibility as a psychological expert, she tells no one about these apparitions. Now a teenage girl is missing, her family slaughtered. The Boardwalk Killer or a sick copycat with his M.O. is back. This is the one case Charlie knows she shouldn t go near. But she also knows that she may be the one person in the world who can stop this vicious killer, especially when she receives help from an unexpected source: The fiery spirit of a seductive bad boy who refuses to be ignored.

Excellent . . . This story is going to haunt you. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Thrilling . . . a fun and sexy read. Booklist

Tantalizing. Library Journal

Features a preview of the next Charlotte Stone novel, The Last Kiss Goodbye.