Blood Moon

In "Blood Moon," former FBI agent and psychological profiler Robert Payne is enlisted by wealthy mother Nora Conners to investigate the brutal murder of her 12-year-old daughter, whose case has already claimed the life of the detective assigned to it. As Payne poses as a journalist and narrows his suspects to a televangelist, a honey salesman, and an art teacher in the small town of New Hope, the situation escalates with new victims and threats to his own safety. This taut and suspenseful thriller, rich with Ed Gorman's signature character development, marks the beginning of Payne's compelling adventures in a series of novels.