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Special Agent Steven Thatcher has a lot on his hands. Not only is there a serial killer on the loose, stalking area high schools, but Steven s teenage son Brad is suddenly acting up and failing in school. His schoolteacher, Jenna Marshall, is also worried about Brad. As their conversations... read more
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Characters edit
- Steven Thatcher: Special Agent for the NC State Bureau of Investigations; widower with three boys aged 17, 13 and 7. His youngest was kidnapped six months ago by a man he was attempting to capture related to one of his cases.
- Jenna Marshall: Roosevelt High School general science and chemistry teacher. Brad is in her chemistry class and she's concerned because his grades are slipping.
- Brad Thatcher: Steven Thatcher's 17-year old son who has had a personality change and is failing his science class
- Matt Thatcher: Steven's 13-year-old middle son
- Nicky Thatcher: Steven's 7-year-old youngest son who was an abduction victim six months ago because of one of the SBI cases. He's still not able to sleep alone at night.
- Casey Ryan: English teacher at Roosevelt High School, Jenna's best friend.
- Adam Llewellyn: Jenna's deceased fiancé. He's been dead for two years.
- Helen Barnett: Steven's aunt who is helping him raise his three boys. She is constantly trying to matchmake for him.
- Father Mike Leone: Steven's parish priest and boyhood friend
- Neil Davies: Seattle Police Department detective
- Rudy Lutz: One of Jenna's students who is failing her class
- Victor Lutz: Rudy Lutz's belligerent father who wants Jenna fired
- Nora Lutz: Victor's wife and Rudy's mother
- Josh Lutz: Rudy's twin brother
- Harry Grimes: SBI agent working with Steven on the case
- Sandra Kates: SBI agent assigned to Steven's case
- Lucas Bondioli: Guidance counselor
- Mrs Kasselbaum: Jenna's nosy neighbor
- Allison: Adam's sister, Seth's daughter
- Jim: One of Jenna's German shepards
- Jean-luc: One of Jenna's German shepards
- Meg Donnelly: SBI psychologist and profiler
- Kelly Templeton: One of Jenna's students who is an overachiever
- Nancy Patterson: Steven's assistant
- Lennie Farrell: SBI Special Agent in Charge, Steven's supervisor
- Dr. Blackman: Jenna's school's principal
- Seth Llewellyn: Adam's father
- Samantha "Sammie" Eggleston: Kidnapped victim from Pineville
- Marvin Eggleston: Samantha's father
- Anna Eggleston: Samantha's mother
- William Parker: Killer of four teenage girls in Seattle who escaped justice due to a technicality
- Melissa Thatcher: Steven's deceased wife
- Liz Johnson: Assistant DA
- Cindy Lou: Steven Thatcher's sheepdog
- Charlie: Allison and Garrett's daughter, Adam's niece, Seth's granddaughter
- Lorraine Rush: Teen-age murdervictim
- Kent Thompson: Rookie Forensics investigator assigned to Steven's case
- Garrett: Allison's husband, Charlie's father, Seth's son-in-law
- Sheriff Braden: Sheriff of Pineville who reported Samantha Eggleston's abduction
- Alev Rahroo: Teenage kidnap victim
Quotes edit
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“Okay, I stand corrected. You are good. I wouldn’t have thought to check the dog’s teeth.” Kent grinned again. “Can’t take credit for that one. Saw it on Law and Order.” Steven rolled his eyes. “Of course. We should bypass the academy and just make all our recruits watch Law and Order reruns.” “It’d save the taxpayers money.”
Steven Thatcher and Kent Thompson -
“Nancy put a cup of coffee in front of the young man who stared at it warily. “Did Steven make this?” Kent asked and Steven rolled his eyes at the chuckles that rippled through the room. “You’re safe, honey,” Nancy said and patted Kent’s shoulder in her motherly way. “I dumped Steven’s pot and made a new one. "And I called the plumber to repair the corrosion to the pipes,” Harry chimed in with a grin.”
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“Jenna, I saw you through your window. I won’t stop knocking until you open the door.” “I’ll call the police,” she said through the door. “I am the police,” he reminded her.”
Steven to Jenna -
“Casey, don’t you have someplace to be?” “Of course. I probably have thirty-two panting tenth graders looking for the dirty parts in the Lady Chatterley’s Lover I left on my desk.” She smirked. “They’ll be surprised when they find out it’s only the cover of Lady Chatterley on a copy of The Iliad.”
Jenna and Casey
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First Sentence edit
"I wished they'd fried his murderin' ass," declared the first man bitterly, breaking the silence that had become explosive in its intensity.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
Chapters One - Thirty Eight
Epilogue
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 13 in Karen Rose Romantic Suspense. (standard series)
Preceded by Don't Tell, and followed by I'm Watching You.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Karen Rose (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 2004
ISBN: 0446612812
Page Count: 512
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 2004
ISBN: 0446612812
Page Count: 512
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- Dewey: 813
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Karen Rose: Author's website
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