Kill for Me

by Karen Rose

Overview

Five teenage girls have been viciously attacked. One survived. Only she can reveal the secrets of a disturbing ring of people who kidnap and sell teenage girls on the black market. But those responsible for the crimes will do whatever it takes to maintain her silence.

Susannah Vartanian and Luke Papadopoulos have both sworn to stop the murderers for their own personal reasons. The investigation leads them to the shady realm of Internet chat rooms, where anyone can mask his or her identity. They soon discover a chain of deception so intricate they don't know whom to trust. Finding comfort in each other's arms, they begin to unravel the intricately knotted threads, but the killers are ruthless and determined, and won't hesitate to take extreme measures to insure their anonymity and keep their business intact. When Susannah proves to be inexplicably linked to the crimes, her life is soon in danger, and Luke will do everything he can to save the woman he loves.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780446616935
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	07/01/2009
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	560
Sales rank:	396,477
Product dimensions:	4.10(w) x 6.70(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Karen Rose is a RITA Award-winning author who fell in love with books from the time she learned to read, with Jo from Little Women and Nancy Drew becoming close childhood friends. A former chemical engineer and high school chemistry and physics teacher, Karen lives in Florida with her husband of twenty years, their two children, and the family cat, Bella. For more information, visit her website: www.karenrosebooks.com.

What People are Saying About This

Lorenzo Carcaterra

Rose paints her characters with a flesh and blood brush, bringing life to their every word and gesture. There could well be a new thriller sheriff in town.

Editorial Reviews

"Rose paints her characters with a flesh and blood brush, bringing life to their every word and gesture. There could well be a new thriller sheriff in town."—Lorenzo Carcaterra

From the Publisher

"Rose paints her characters with a flesh and blood brush, bringing life to their every word and gesture. There could well be a new thriller sheriff in town."

Lorenzo Carcaterra

Bestseller Rose concludes her thriller trilogy that began with Scream for Me and Die for Me with a bang. In Dutton, Ga., where 13 years earlier a secret rape club flourished among the bratty sons of the town's elite, an elderly monster known only as Charles and his depraved minions steal teenage girls to sell to perverts in a lucrative human trafficking scheme. Hot on their trail are the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's special agent Daniel Vartanian; his partner, special agent Luke Papadopoulos; and his long-suffering sister, Susannah Vartanian, a New York City ADA. A botched raid spurs the murders of five girls and the removal of abused "assets" to another hiding place. Two courageous teen survivors provide the GBI with help, but a mole in the GBI working for Charles complicates the takedown. Rose juggles a large cast, a huge body count and a complex plot with terrifying ease. The sweet romance between Luke and Susannah provides welcome relief from the many scenes of brutality. (Feb.)

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Publishers Weekly

In the final book of Rose's Vartanian thriller trilogy (after Die for Me and Scream for Me), Susannah returns to Dutton, GA, to testify against her rapists. Over the next three tense days, she and FBI agent Luke Papadopoulos race to identify the leaders of a human-trafficking ring dealing exclusively in teen girls. Meanwhile, five teenage girls have been brutally murdered, and the bodies continue to pile up. Rose skillfully uses multiple points of view, including those of the perpetrators, victims, and police, while still only revealing enough information to leave the reader anxiously puzzling out the clues alongside Luke and Susannah. Although the previous books in this trilogy added depth to the backstory, it's not necessary to read them to enjoy this book. Librarians should note the adult sexual themes and violence depicted in this well-crafted, exciting novel. Recommended for popular adult fiction collections.
—Crystal Renfro

Library Journal