A Perfect EvilThe brutal murders of three young boys paralyze the citizens of Platte City, Nebraska. What's worse is the grim realization that the man recently executed for the crimes was a copycat. When Sheriff Nick Morrelli is called to the scene of another grisly murder, it becomes clear that the real predator is still at large, waiting to kill again. Morrelli understands the urgency of the case terrorizing his community, but it's the experienced eye of FBI criminal profiler Maggie O'Dell that pinpoints the true nature of the evil behind the killings—a revelation made all the more horrific when Morrelli's own nephew goes missing. Maggie understands something else: the killer is enjoying himself, relishing his ability to stay one step ahead of her, making this case more personal by the hour. Because out there, watching, is a killer with a heart of pure and perfect evil. |
Contents
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Prologue | 9 |
Chapter One | 14 |
Chapter Two | 21 |
Chapter Three | 25 |
Chapter Four | 27 |
Chapter FiftyTwo | 258 |
Chapter FiftyThree | 261 |
Chapter FiftyFour | 264 |
Chapter FiftyFive | 267 |
Chapter FiftySix | 272 |
Chapter FiftySeven | 276 |
Chapter FiftyEight | 281 |
Chapter FiftyNine | 286 |
Chapter Five | 30 |
Chapter Six | 34 |
Chapter Seven | 39 |
Chapter Eight | 47 |
Chapter Nine | 50 |
Chapter Ten | 54 |
Chapter Eleven | 63 |
Chapter Twelve | 70 |
Chapter Thirteen | 78 |
Chapter Fourteen | 85 |
Chapter Fifteen | 89 |
Chapter Sixteen | 99 |
Chapter Seventeen | 102 |
Chapter Eighteen | 105 |
Chapter Nineteen | 113 |
Chapter Twenty | 117 |
Chapter TwentyOne | 121 |
Chapter TwentyTwo | 126 |
Chapter TwentyThree | 131 |
Chapter TwentyFour | 134 |
Chapter TwentyFive | 137 |
Chapter TwentySix | 140 |
Chapter TwentySeven | 145 |
Chapter TwentyEight | 151 |
Chapter TwentyNine | 157 |
Chapter Thirty | 163 |
Chapter ThirtyOne | 167 |
Chapter ThirtyTwo | 173 |
Chapter ThirtyThree | 177 |
Chapter ThirtyFour | 183 |
Chapter ThirtyFive | 187 |
Chapter ThirtySix | 191 |
Chapter ThirtySeven | 197 |
Chapter ThirtyEight | 200 |
Chapter ThirtyNine | 203 |
Chapter Forty | 208 |
Chapter FortyOne | 213 |
Chapter FortyTwo | 217 |
Chapter FortyThree | 221 |
Chapter FortyFour | 226 |
Chapter FortyFive | 230 |
Chapter FortySix | 236 |
Chapter FortySeven | 241 |
Chapter FortyEight | 244 |
Chapter FortyNine | 247 |
Chapter Fifty | 252 |
Chapter FiftyOne | 256 |
Chapter Sixty | 289 |
Chapter SixtyOne | 296 |
Chapter SixtyTwo | 301 |
Chapter SixtyThree | 304 |
Chapter SixtyFour | 306 |
Chapter SixtyFive | 310 |
Chapter SixtySix | 315 |
Chapter SixtySeven | 320 |
Chapter SixtyEight | 325 |
Chapter SixtyNine | 327 |
Chapter Seventy | 331 |
Chapter SeventyOne | 334 |
Chapter SeventyTwo | 338 |
Chapter SeventyThree | 342 |
Chapter SeventyFour | 347 |
Chapter SeventyFive | 351 |
Chapter SeventySix | 354 |
Chapter SeventySeven | 358 |
Chapter SeventyEight | 362 |
Chapter SeventyNine | 365 |
Chapter Eighty | 368 |
Chapter EightyOne | 374 |
Chapter EightyTwo | 379 |
Chapter EightyThree | 382 |
Chapter EightyFour | 385 |
Chapter EightyFive | 387 |
Chapter EightySix | 390 |
Chapter EightySeven | 395 |
Chapter EightyEight | 398 |
Chapter EightyNine | 400 |
Chapter Ninety | 402 |
Chapter NinetyOne | 405 |
Chapter NinetyTwo | 407 |
Chapter NinetyThree | 410 |
Chapter NinetyFour | 413 |
Chapter NinetyFive | 416 |
Chapter NinetySix | 423 |
Chapter NinetySeven | 427 |
Chapter NinetyEight | 430 |
Chapter NinetyNine | 433 |
Chapter Hundred | 438 |
Chapter Hundred and One | 443 |
Chapter Hundred and Two | 447 |
Chapter Hundred and Three | 451 |
Epilogue | 460 |
Coming Next Month | 474 |
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