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Mystery · 2009 · R

Say Goodbye

by Lisa Gardner

A spider-themed serial killer — and only Special Agent Kimberly Quincy stands in the way

The bestselling author of Hide and Gone draws us into the venomous mind games of a terrifying killer. Come into my parlor . . . For Kimberly Quincy, FBI Special Agent, it all starts with a pregnant hooker. The story Delilah Rose tells Kimberly about her johns is too horrifying to be true—but prostitutes are disappearing, one by one, with no explanation, and no one but Kimberly seems to care. Said the spider to the fly . . . As a member of the Evidence Response Team, dead hookers aren’t exactly Kimberly’s specialty. The young agent is five months pregnant—she has other things to worry about tha

For17+GenreMysteryLength390 pagesRead time~10 hours

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Violence

A lot

Graphic serial killer violence; captive victim scenarios described with disturbing detail

Language

A lot

Strong profanity throughout

Sexual Content

Some

Moderate sexual content; predatory behavior

Substance Use

A lot

Drug trafficking is a major plot element; drug use depicted

Emotional Intensity

A lot

Very high psychological horror; spider metaphor used viscerally; victim terror central to narrative

What this book is about

FBI Special Agent Kimberly Quincy is hunting a serial killer who keeps victims captive like a spider with flies. Her investigation intersects with an undercover operation targeting a drug trafficking network when she realizes both cases may be connected. The fifth Quincy/Rainie novel is dark and relentlessly tense.

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Graphic serial killer violence

Drug trafficking

Captivity horror

Strong language

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