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Overview

In the rural parishes of Louisiana's French Triangle, young women are disappearing one by one, only to turn up on the banks of the bayou, strangled and cast aside where they are sure to be found. But there is one trophy the killer prizes above all others, one woman who must be silenced forever . . .

Attorney Laurel Chandler did not come back to Bayou Breaux to seek justice. That once-burning obsession had destroyed her credibility, her career, her marriage - and nearly her sanity. But when a ruthless predator strikes too close to home, she's lured into a perverse game from which there may be no escape. Once before, Laurel's cries against a monstrous evil went unanswered. Who will listen now?

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As in her last romantic mystery, Still Waters , Hoag creates a pair of lovers who are so awful that they deserve each other. But this time she factors in an offensive theme: bad boys are to be tolerated, but bad girls are to be raped, mutilated and strangled. The ``bad boy'' is the hero, horror writer Jack Boudreaux. With antics like crashing a Corvette and swatting a smarmy evangelist preacher with a bag of fish, Jack charms Laurel Chandler. Laurel has returned to her hometown, Bayou Breaux, La., to lick her wounds after she blew a case involving child sexual abuse, lost her public prosecutor's job and suffered a breakdown. But matters are grim on the home front, where a serial killer is haunting young women, and Savannah, Laurel's man-loving sister, is becoming increasingly unstable. Despite Laurel's anguish over losing her child abuse case, her reaction to Savannah's problem--also rooted in abuse by a stepfather--is, ``If I'd known, I don't think I would have come back now.'' Eventually Savannah sniffs around the wrong man and is murdered. Then Laurel is all tears and determination to find the killer. (Aug.)

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780553561609
  • Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 8/1/1993
  • Format: Mass Market Paperback
  • Edition description: Reprint
  • Pages: 560
  • Sales rank: 144,603
  • Product dimensions: 4.17 (w) x 6.89 (h) x 1.19 (d)

Meet the Author

Tami Hoag
Tami Hoag
Bestselling author Tami Hoag’s novels have appeared regularly on national bestseller lists since the publication of her first book in 1988. She lives in Los Angeles.

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Prologue

The bateau slides through the still waters of the bayou. Still, black waters as dark as the night sky. As dark as the heart of a killer. In the water stand the cypress, rank upon rank, tall sentinels as motionless and silent as death. Behind them, on the banks, the weeping willows, boughs bowed as if by grief, and the live oak with their twisted trunks and gnarled branches, looking like enchanted things eternally frozen in a moment of agony. And from their contorted limbs hangs the moss, gray and dusty and tattered, like old feather boas left to rot in the attic of some long-forgotten, long-ruined mansion.

All is gray and black in the night in the swamp. The absence of light, the reflection of light. A sliver of moon is wedged between high clouds, then disappears. Stillness descends all around as the boat passes. Eyes peer out from the reeds, from the trees, from just above the surface of the water Night is the time of the hunter and the hunted. But all the creatures wait as the bateau slips past them, its motor purring, low and throaty, like a panther's growl. The air of expectation thickens like the mist that hovers between the trunks of the tupelo and sweet gum trees.

One predator has struck the night, cunning and vicious with no motivation but the thrill of holding another's life and savoring the power to snuff it out. The creatures of the swamp watch as the predator passes, as the scent of fresh blood mingles with the rank, metallic aroma of the bayou1 and the sweet perfume of wild honeysuckle, jasmine, and verbena.

The motor dies. The boat skirts a raft of water hyacinth noses through the cattails and lily pads, and sidles up to the muddy bank, where ferns and creepers grow in a tangled skein. Somewhere in the distance a scream tears through the fabric of the night. Like an echo. Like a memory. The predator smiles, fondly, slyly, thinking not of the nutria that issued the sound, but of the woman lying dead on the floor of the bateau.

Another kill. Another rush. Another dizzying high. Power, more seductive than sex, more addictive than cocaine. Blood, warm and silky, sweet as wine. The pulse of life rushing with fear, pounding, frantic . . . ebbing, dying.

The body is dragged to the bank, left near the end of a crushed clamshell path that glows powdery white as the moon flashes down once again like a searchlight—there and gone, there and gone. Its beam illuminates a dark head of hair, damp and disheveled with no trace of the style that had been so painstakingly sculpted and sprayed hours ago; a face, ghostly pale, cheeks rouged clownishly, lipstick smeared, mouth slack, eyes open and staring, unseeing, up at the heavens. Looking for mercy, looking for deliverance. Too late for either.

She will be found. In a day, maybe two. Fishermen will come to fill their creels with bream, bluegill, sac-a-lait. They will find her. But none will find her killer.

Too cunning, too clever, beyond the laws of man, outside the realm of suspicion this predator stalks...

First Chapter

Prologue

The bateau slides through the still waters of the bayou. Still, black waters as dark as the night sky. As dark as the heart of a killer. In the water stand the cypress, rank upon rank, tall sentinels as motionless and silent as death. Behind them, on the banks, the weeping willows, boughs bowed as if by grief, and the live oak with their twisted trunks and gnarled branches, looking like enchanted things eternally frozen in a moment of agony. And from their contorted limbs hangs the moss, gray and dusty and tattered, like old feather boas left to rot in the attic of some long-forgotten, long-ruined mansion.

All is gray and black in the night in the swamp. The absence of light, the reflection of light. A sliver of moon is wedged between high clouds, then disappears. Stillness descends all around as the boat passes. Eyes peer out from the reeds, from the trees, from just above the surface of the water Night is the time of the hunter and the hunted. But all the creatures wait as the bateau slips past them, its motor purring, low and throaty, like a panther's growl. The air of expectation thickens like the mist that hovers between the trunks of the tupelo and sweet gum trees.

One predator has struck the night, cunning and vicious with no motivation but the thrill of holding another's life and savoring the power to snuff it out. The creatures of the swamp watch as the predator passes, as the scent of fresh blood mingles with the rank, metallic aroma of the bayou1 and the sweet perfume of wild honeysuckle, jasmine, and verbena.

The motor dies. The boat skirts a raft of water hyacinth noses through the cattails and lily pads, and sidles up to themuddy bank, where ferns and creepers grow in a tangled skein. Somewhere in the distance a scream tears through the fabric of the night. Like an echo. Like a memory. The predator smiles, fondly, slyly, thinking not of the nutria that issued the sound, but of the woman lying dead on the floor of the bateau.

Another kill. Another rush. Another dizzying high. Power, more seductive than sex, more addictive than cocaine. Blood, warm and silky, sweet as wine. The pulse of life rushing with fear, pounding, frantic . . . ebbing, dying.

The body is dragged to the bank, left near the end of a crushed clamshell path that glows powdery white as the moon flashes down once again like a searchlight—there and gone, there and gone. Its beam illuminates a dark head of hair, damp and disheveled with no trace of the style that had been so painstakingly sculpted and sprayed hours ago; a face, ghostly pale, cheeks rouged clownishly, lipstick smeared, mouth slack, eyes open and staring, unseeing, up at the heavens. Looking for mercy, looking for deliverance. Too late for either.

She will be found. In a day, maybe two. Fishermen will come to fill their creels with bream, bluegill, sac-a-lait. They will find her. But none will find her killer.

Too cunning, too clever, beyond the laws of man, outside the realm of suspicion this predator stalks...

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 28, 1999

    Wonderfully Written

    Cry Wolf was a great book. I think it was wonderfully written. I also think it was an equal to Still Waters and Dark Paridise. But much better than A Thin Dark Line. Her books keep you reading. You think you no who the killer is but in the end your guess is all wrong. Tami Hoag writes wonderful characters. I think out of all the books I've read of Tami Hoag's, this one is the best. It was full of suspense and romance. I think it is an outstanding book.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 2, 2012

    Mystic

    No!! *turns into a bird and flys to the momster lightningstrike is in and trys to peel it open with her talons

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 3, 2012

    Lightningstrike

    She trotted into camp, tired but happy. "Riverpool!" She shouted. "Look at our kits!" She nuzzled all three of them. "The black one is Shadowkit, the silvery one Starkit, and the gray with lighter stripes is Smokekit." She brought them to her den and curled up, letting them suckle. She purred and smiled. "They're beautiful, aren't they?"

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 29, 2012

    Had to put it down . . . .

    I've never read any of Hoag's novel's before, but after this I'm not tempted. It was slow going at first, but I thought it would improve. Not. More about sex-starved sister than a mystery plot of any sort. If you love this author, carry on, but if you're unsure, better read some more reviews before you buy.

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  • Posted July 21, 2011

    This was the first book I have read of Tami's. I did not like it. The plot and story line were really good but it was hard to read. She gave way too much usless information that was not needed to get the story across. Probably not going to read another book of her's.

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  • Posted March 11, 2011

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    One of my favorite books!

    I really enjoyed Cry Wolf. My favorite books my Tami Hoag are the ones that take place in Lousiana. I am reading A Thin Line right now and it is very good as well.

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  • Posted December 7, 2010

    The worst book I have read!

    How can some people write that this was a great book? One even said "she loved Jack". UGH... He was a major jerk. I remember thinking, "she can't make him the lead male". OH YES SHE DID. I figured out who did it right away. I only finished this book because I have a rule that I have to read to the end. Believe me, the only positive reviews for this book are from Tami Hoag's camp!! Please don't waste your time. Great title, lousy read...

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 20, 2010

    Don't Bother

    I'm going to have to agree with a lot of the other reviewers about how awful the characters are. Not just the main characters, mind you--all of them. I can't help but think there would be less domestic abuse in the world if writers like Tami Hoag would stop romanticizing the bad boy so much. Laurel stupidly gives Jack chance after chance because she believes she can reform him, that something worth saving lies beneath his rotten exterior. And don't get me started on the sister, the reverend or the mother. If I thought people like that were really roaming around the world without someone chasing after them brandishing straitjackets I would believe all was truly lost.
    As if the characters weren't bad enough the plot is laughable. The only redeeming feature is Hoag's ability to paint a picture with her words. But even that gets a little old. Yes, we get that the bayou is rough and wild...just like Jack. Thank you for beating me over the head with the symbolism.

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  • Posted November 21, 2009

    Ugh!

    Though not quite finished reading, I offer these thoughts: Two stars because it's Tami Hoag and I usually like her books. This is the weakest of nine I've read (copyright date 1993, not a recent effort). Another reviewer mentioned frustration with the unevenness of the characters and I concur. I prefer heroines with great strength. Lauren is abysmal. "Fragile" is used to describe her way too often.

    Read something by Suzanne Brockmann! Check her out at your local library or order from B/N. :)

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  • Posted August 8, 2009

    Tami Hoag's Cry Wolf

    Another thriller--just what I need to get away.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 11, 2009

    a must read

    This book kept me intrigued the whole time. I didnt want to put it down. it is a must read and probably one of her bests. i loved it!

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  • Posted February 23, 2009

    Love Story

    I would enjoy Tami Hoag's books if the love story aspect were not there. Why does she feel the need to be explicit with the sex? I enjoyed the suspense and the setting of this book, but the main character was irritating and not at all likable.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 19, 2007

    Huh...?!?

    I must not be reading the same book. I couldn't even finish it. The main characters don't know if they want to be strong, weak, sexy, hard to get, pitiful or determined, and there isn't enough suspense..at least not enough in the 300 some pages I have read. I usually buy books after reading the reviews but this time I was very disappointed.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 31, 2007

    Loved it!

    I really enjoyed this one a lot. I loved the mystery along with the relationship between Laurel and Jack. It was written perfectly within the story and I just loved them together. I had several guesses as to who the strangler was, but never saw that one coming. Great twist.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 30, 2007

    A great engaging read.

    This was my first Tami Hoag and by far my favorite. It is engaging from the beginning and keeps you guessing until the end. Full of flawed and rich characters and a great sexy anti-hero in Jack. Please read this book!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 3, 2007

    This is my favorite of her books!

    I have read all but three of her books and this is by far my favorite. I was sad when i finished it but happy at the same time. She takes a character and makes so much more. I have read this book in particular twice. I love the books that she places in Louisiana! Happy Hunting!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 7, 2007

    I know I'm young but I can really get into this!!!!!

    I'm a 13 year old 7th grader and yet I find that Hoags books which would be marked mature and probably couldn't be found anywhere in my school library appeal to all ages.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 12, 2007

    must read it

    I loved the book. It was the first one I read of this author. I could not put it down. If you like mysterious books and surprises with a twist it is a must read. You will be really surprised just read during the day.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 8, 2006

    Aboslute Brillance!!.

    I am what you would call a serious book snob. I will not just read anything and if the book is not good within the first chapter, I stop reading! This book kept me on the edge of my seat a very great read from beginning to end! Very Intreging!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 13, 2006

    my favorite book ever

    This is the first book I read of Tami Hoag, and I fell in love with it. She really knows how to pull the reader into the story.I thought the characters were great too. I recomend this book to everyone.

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