The Fear Collector
(2026)(The first book in the New York Investigations series)
A novel by Julia Salvador
He doesn't want their bodies. He wants their fear.
Young women are disappearing from Columbia University's medical campus. When they're found, the precision of their injuries suggests someone with surgical training—and a pathology no textbook has ever documented.
Dr. Lisa Cavalcante thought she understood the human brain. She's spent years mapping the neuroscience of emotion, the origins of empathy, the biology of fear. But when one of her own patients becomes a victim, Lisa realizes she's been studying something far more dangerous than she imagined: a predator who sees her research as a blueprint.
Detective Kenji Yoshiro recognizes the signs. This isn't a crime of passion or rage. The killer is methodical, brilliant, and utterly remorseless. As the body count rises, one thing becomes clear: whoever is doing this doesn't just understand medicine.
He understands Lisa.
Her schedule. Her secrets. Her blood type.
And he's already chosen his final subject.
A chilling medical thriller where the hunt for a killer leads straight into the darkest corners of the human mind.
Young women are disappearing from Columbia University's medical campus. When they're found, the precision of their injuries suggests someone with surgical training—and a pathology no textbook has ever documented.
Dr. Lisa Cavalcante thought she understood the human brain. She's spent years mapping the neuroscience of emotion, the origins of empathy, the biology of fear. But when one of her own patients becomes a victim, Lisa realizes she's been studying something far more dangerous than she imagined: a predator who sees her research as a blueprint.
Detective Kenji Yoshiro recognizes the signs. This isn't a crime of passion or rage. The killer is methodical, brilliant, and utterly remorseless. As the body count rises, one thing becomes clear: whoever is doing this doesn't just understand medicine.
He understands Lisa.
Her schedule. Her secrets. Her blood type.
And he's already chosen his final subject.
A chilling medical thriller where the hunt for a killer leads straight into the darkest corners of the human mind.
Content Advisory
Reader discretion is advised for the following:- Graphic Medical Gore
Animal Death
Sexual Violence
Drug Use
Psychological Themes: themes of kidnapping, trauma, and profound grief.
Genre: Mystery
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