For crime reporter Syeeda McKay, obsession is part of the job--and no story has ever consumed her like that of the Phantom Slayer. This serial killer has targeted sex workers in South Los Angeles for nearly twenty years. She named him. She's tracked him. And only she can bring justice to these victims the city has ignored.
The latest: a minister's daughter--a far cry from the usual pattern and impossible to ignore. Overnight, the case explodes, and so does Sy's life. Someone's watching her. Following her. Anticipating her every move. And then come the emails from someone claiming to be the Slayer himself, offering details only the killer could know. She's made him famous--and this is the Slayer's way of saying thank you.
But he's not done.
As her investigation gets closer to exposing the truth, Sy realizes that she's more connected to the Slayer than she knew--and that he's been waiting for her all along.
Rachel Howzell Hall
Rachel Howzell Hall is a bestselling and critically acclaimed author known for mysteries, thrillers, and suspense novels that center complex Black women and keep readers questioning what—or who—they can trust. Her stories blend psychological tension, secrets, danger, and sharp observations about relationships, identity, and the choices people make when the stakes are high.
Hall is the author of numerous novels, including *These Toxic Things*, *We Lie Here*, *What Never Happened*, *They All Fall Down*, and the Detective Elouise “Lou” Norton series. She has also expanded into romantasy with *The Last One*, bringing her signature suspenseful storytelling into a world of fantasy, danger, and romance.
For readers who love piecing together clues, suspecting everyone, and telling themselves “just one more chapter” long after they planned to stop reading, Hall delivers stories built to keep the questions coming. Her work is especially suited to readers who want compelling Black protagonists at the center of mysteries where nothing—and no one—is quite as simple as it first appears.
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