The Traveler

John Katzenbach

Dec 2013 · Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

About this ebook

From the New York Times–bestselling author: “A powerful, obsessive novel of murder and madness” traveling cross-country (The New York Times).
 
Miami detective Mercedes Barren, recovering from a traumatic shooting, has transferred to the relative quiet of the forensics department to get her life back on track. Yet this peace is put on hold when she gets a wrenching phone call: Her niece, Susan, has become the latest victim of a fiendish serial killer. When a local man is apprehended, Mercedes is convinced he’s guilty of all the murders—except for Susan’s. She has reason to believe her niece’s killer is a copycat now heading across America, mapping out his next deadly moves.
 
To track him down, Mercedes enlists the help of his brother, Martin, a psychiatrist specializing in sex offenders. Now, they’re following a trail of victims on a terrifying road trip where the lines between predator and prey begin to blur as they accelerate toward a “genuinely shattering climax . . . of devastating horror and suspense” (The Washington Times).
 
“Daring and admirable . . . compulsive reading.” —Chicago Tribune
 
“[This] scary book seizes your interest rather than asks for it.” —The Daily Record (Baltimore)
 
“Nail-biting suspense.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer

Ratings and reviews

Generally this was a very unexceptional book. It never held my attention and indulged in fancy references and lots of filler thoughts and dreams attributed to the also unexceptional characters. There might have been 5-10 pages that were exciting but they were like a mirage in the desert - never led anywhere. I'd skip this one y'all.

About the author

John Katzenbach has written twelve previous novels and one work of nonfiction. Three of his novels have been made into feature films: In the Heat of the Summer (adapted for the screen as The Mean Season), Hart’s War starring Bruce Willis, and Just Cause starring Sean Connery. His other books include the New York Times bestseller The Traveler, Day of Reckoning, and The Shadow Man. Katzenbach was a criminal court reporter for the Miami Herald and Miami News and a featured writer for the Herald’s Tropic magazine. His most recent novel was the critically acclaimed What Comes Next. He lives in western Massachusetts.