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A city at war with itself...
But somebody is feeding different groups different information. Neighbors turn against neighbors. Armed patrols stalk the streets. Accusations become confrontations, confrontations become bloodshed, and Fort Worth—the famously sleepy town once nicknamed Panther City—begins tearing itself apart.
Ruth and Aaron have seen this kind of manipulation before. Somewhere behind the messages is a mind that knows them, knows the investigation, and knows exactly how to turn fear into violence. They believe they're hunting another protégé of the serial killer who has plagued them for the past year.
Unless they've been wrong all along.
Because as Ruth and Aaron close in, the mysterious figure turns his attention to them. Now the Rangers aren't merely hunting a killer. They're being branded as part of the conspiracy—and in a city consumed by paranoia, even the two toughest law officers in Texas may not survive the wrath of an armed mob convinced they're the enemy.
Genre: Mystery
A city at war with itself...
A serial killer is terrorizing Fort Worth. But when frightened citizens decide the authorities can no longer protect them, Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate find themselves facing something even more dangerous than one murderer.
It begins with anonymous messages from someone claiming inside knowledge of the investigation. Names. Suspects. Warnings the police won't make public. Soon, ordinary citizens are arming themselves and forming vigilante groups, determined to hunt down a killer the FBI and local police seem powerless to stop.But somebody is feeding different groups different information. Neighbors turn against neighbors. Armed patrols stalk the streets. Accusations become confrontations, confrontations become bloodshed, and Fort Worth—the famously sleepy town once nicknamed Panther City—begins tearing itself apart.
Ruth and Aaron have seen this kind of manipulation before. Somewhere behind the messages is a mind that knows them, knows the investigation, and knows exactly how to turn fear into violence. They believe they're hunting another protégé of the serial killer who has plagued them for the past year.
Unless they've been wrong all along.
Because as Ruth and Aaron close in, the mysterious figure turns his attention to them. Now the Rangers aren't merely hunting a killer. They're being branded as part of the conspiracy—and in a city consumed by paranoia, even the two toughest law officers in Texas may not survive the wrath of an armed mob convinced they're the enemy.
PANTHER CITY is an explosive, high-stakes thriller packed with mob violence, psychological manipulation, and the trademark emotional punch Baker & Tate fans have come to love.
Each book in the Baker & Tate series is a complete story that can be read on its own.Genre: Mystery