Into the Dark
The sole survivor of a heartbreaking family tragedy… Claire Bowen, a haunted psychologist, devotes her life to helping troubled women rebuild theirs. But her dream of a family with her new husband, Robert, a pilot and local hero, begins to crumble as disturbing revelations from his past emerge.And a grieving cop who lures a killer from the shadows… Detective Joe Tanner, struggling to overcome his wife's death while raising their little girl alone, heads the task force formed to stop the monster who has resurfaced with a chilling message. Race the clock in a life-and-death struggle to save the next victim…In the wake of five cold-case murders across Los Angeles, one of Claire's most promising patients vanishes. Gut instinct tells Tanner the truth is within his grasp, while Claire is torn between guilt and terror over what’s to come. As time runs out, both are pulled deeper and deeper into an unspeakable darkness."Rick Mofina's tense, taut writing makes every thriller he writes an adrenaline-packed ride." —Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author
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The sole survivor of a heartbreaking family tragedy…
Claire Bowen, a haunted psychologist, devotes her life to helping troubled women rebuild theirs. But her dream of a family with her new husband, Robert, a pilot and local hero, begins to crumble as disturbing revelations from his past emerge.
And a grieving cop who lures a killer from the shadows…
Detective Joe Tanner, struggling to overcome his wife’s death while raising their little girl alone, heads the task force formed to stop the monster who has resurfaced with a chilling message.
Race the clock in a life-and-death struggle to save the next victim…
In the wake of five cold-case murders across Los Angeles, one of Claire’s most promising patients vanishes. Gut instinct tells Tanner the truth is within his grasp, while Claire is torn between guilt and terror over what’s to come. As time runs out, both are pulled deeper and deeper into an unspeakable darkness.
Praise for the novels of Rick Mofina
THEY DISAPPEARED
“Mofina is one of the best thriller writers in the business.”
—Library Journal (starred review)
“You’ll love this. The story...is told at a nearly frenetic pace that just might turn you into a speed reader. So settle in, you won’t be able to put this book down till the last page.”
—RT Book Reviews
THE BURNING EDGE
“Rick Mofina’s tense, taut writing makes every thriller
he writes an adrenaline-packed ride.”
—Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author
“Mofina keeps you on the edge of your seat…
kept me up into the early morning hours—the plot is so well written that I could not put the book down!”
IN DESPERATION
“A blisteringly paced story that cuts to the bone.
It left me ripping through pages deep into the night.”
—James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author
“A superbly written thriller.… Timely, tense and terrifying, this book is sure to be a big hit!”
—Brad Thor, #1 New York Times bestselling author
THE PANIC ZONE
“Taut pacing, rough action and jagged dialogue
feed a relentless pace.
The Panic Zone is written with sizzling intent.”
—Hamilton Spectator
VENGEANCE ROAD
“Vengeance Road is a thriller with no speed limit!
It’s a great read!”
—Michael Connelly, New York Times bestselling author
SIX SECONDS
“Six Seconds should be Rick Mofina’s breakout thriller.
It moves like a tornado.”
—James Patterson, New York Times bestselling author
This book is for Carsten Stroud,
a wise master who showed me the way.
This is an evil among all things that are done
under the sun, that there is one event unto all:
yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil,
and madness is in their heart while they live,
and after that they go to the dead.
—Ecclesiastes 9:3
Contents
1
Temple City, California,
2007
It started with the neighbors’ dog.
Tucker, the Bradfords’ cocker spaniel, was barking, but Ruth Peterson, who lived next door, paid no attention to him as she got ready to run errands. Her thoughts were on the new shoes she needed for her son’s graduation from Berkeley in two weeks. Then, moving through her home, she glimpsed Tucker in the Bradfords’ yard.
That’s odd. Why doesn’t Bonnie see to him?
Ruth dismissed it, but as she collected her purse and keys, the barking made her wonder for a few seconds. Tucker was a good dog, friendly, and Bonnie Bradford’s kids, Jimmy and Jessie, adored him. Ruth never heard a peep out of him, certainly not at night.
In her driveway, Ruth reached for her car door but hesitated.
Tucker’s barking was stronger now as it rose from the backyard.
Ruth took stock of the Bradfords’ neat ranch-style house and bit her bottom lip. She hated to disturb Bonnie, not when she was trying to meet a deadline for her latest screenplay. Bonnie’s ex, the building contractor, had the kids with him in Thousand Oaks for a week and she was using the time to finish her script. At least that’s what she’d told Ruth when they’d chatted over the fence the other night.
Still, Ruth grew concerned at Tucker’s continual barking.
After giving it a moment, she walked over to Bonnie’s front door and rang the bell. Nothing happened. Not a hint of movement inside. Bonnie’s car was in the driveway.
She had to be home.
Ruth went around to the back, where Tucker greeted her on the patio with more barking before entering the house through his little dog door. It squeaked a few times, swinging in his wake.
