âRiveting, sharp, and mercilessly suspenseful, Savage is a masterfully constructed thriller from one of the best authors in the genre.â ~Bestselling Author Emerald OâBrien
Petroskyâs back, and so is his most vicious rival: the man who killed his partner.Â
Things are looking up for Detective Edward Petrosky. His grandkids are back in town, the girls next door are remarkably well-adjusted, and heâs solving homicides as quickly as ever. It doesnât matter that heâs sneaking shots before morning briefings; whiskey or no, heâs still getting the job done.Â
But his tenuous grasp on professionalism falters when heâs called to the scene of a kidnappingâthe waitress from the diner he frequents has gone missing, the only server who knows he takes his coffee with a little liquor. And sheâs due with her first baby any day.Â
It isnât long before they find her newborn child abandoned in a nearby cellarâdoes that mean the woman is already dead? And the infant isnât even the most distressing piece of evidence. Petrosky cannot overlook the similarities to a past case he wishes he could forget, a brutal pattern of abductions that ended with a killer torturing young women to death in his basement. That same savage killed his partner, a man Petrosky had regarded as his son.Â
But itâs not possibleâyears ago, Petrosky himself watched that maniacâs head explode in a shower of red mist. Could it be a copycat? The series of dead men found shrink-wrapped in their cars seems to suggest a serial killer patterned after the murder of his partner. But Petrosky canât shake the feeling that there is more to the connection than they can see. Perhaps their current suspect knew the original killerâeven psychos sometimes had accomplices. Or fall guys.
When one of his neighbors is kidnapped, a girl he sees as family, Petroskyâs suspicions are confirmed. Clues left at the scene lead them to the weapon used to slit his partnerâs throat, one piece of the puzzle theyâd never been able to locate.Â
This isnât just evidence. Itâs a warning.Â
It may be impossible, but itâs true: the man who killed his partner has returned, and heâs taking the people Petrosky loves one by one. Will Petrosky be able to locate a killer more cunning than any heâs ever encountered? Or will his fragile grasp on sanity finally snap?
If you liked Sharp Objects or The Wire, youâll love Savage. Dive into Ash Park today!
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With books deemed âvisceral, haunting, and fully immersiveâ (New York Times bestseller, Andra Watkins), Meghan OâFlynn has made her mark on the thriller genre. Meghan is a clinical therapist who draws her character inspiration from her knowledge of the human psyche. She is the bestselling author of gritty crime novels and serial killer thrillers, all of which take readers on the dark, gripping, and unputdownable journey for which Meghan is notorious. Learn more at https://meghanoflynn.com! While youâre there, join Meghanâs reader group, and get a FREE SHORT STORY just for signing up.