Katia Lief
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Katia Lief is the author of five international bestselling suspense novels published under the pseudonym Kate Pepper. She teaches fiction writing at The New School University in Manhattan.Please visit www.katialief.com |
| YOU ARE NEXT and NEXT TIME YOU SEE ME Avon, October and November 2010 Genre: Mystery & Suspense Agent: Matt BialerForeign Sales Germany: Rowohlt Netherlands: De Fontein UK: Ebury |
| Detective Karin Schaeffer put a serial killer behind bars, but now he’s coming back to find her. Karin’s life was shattered when her beloved husband and young daughter were killed by a violent murderer known as JPP, or Just Plain Psycho. Although Karin succeeded in putting JPP in prison, she still blames herself for missing the clues that could have saved her family. When JPP escapes prison, Karin springs into action with her former partner and close friend, Mac. In a chilling game of cat-and-mouse, Karin realizes that JPP is not working alone.The sequel follows Karin and Mac in their new life together. But it’s not happily ever after. After the troubling death of his parents, Mac suddenly vanishes, and despite all evidence, Karin refuses to believe he is dead. She begins to unearth secrets and dangers that lead to a face-off with a deadly Mexican queenpin whose son has an agenda of his own. |





