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.

 

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