cover image Split Second

Split Second

Catherine Coulter. Putnam, $26.95 (432p) ISBN 978-0-399-15743-1

At the start of bestseller Coulter's exciting 15th FBI thriller featuring husband-wife agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock (after Whiplash), Dillon arrives one night at a Georgetown convenience store in Washington, D.C., just in time to thwart an armed robbery. While the robbery, which left one gunman wounded and a female accomplice dead, is never far from his thoughts, Dillon soon has an important case to pursue with Lacey%E2%80%94investigating a serial killer who may be related to the notorious Ted Bundy and has a chameleon-like ability to change appearances. Fellow agents Lucy Carlyle and partner Cooper McKnight also join the hunt for the serial killer, but find themselves immersed in another mystery after Lucy learns that her grandfather didn't really just vanish from her life 20 years earlier. Lucy's brush with mortal danger leads her into Cooper's arms and closer to uncovering her family's dark secrets. A tight plot full of unexpected twists will keep readers turning the pages. (July)