NIGHT WORK

Kateandherpartner,AIHawkin,arecalledtoasceneofcarefullyexecutedmurder:thevictimisamuscularman,handcuffedandstrangled,astungun'sfaintburnonhischestandcandyinhispocket.Thelikeliestpersontowanthimdead,hisoften-abusedwife,ismeekandfrail--andhasanairtightalibi.KateandAIarestumped,untilasecondbodyturnsup--alsozapped,cuffed,andstrangled...andcarryingacandybar.Thisvictim:aconvictedrapist.Asnewspaperheadlinesspeculateaboutvendettakillings,athirddeathdrawsKateandAIintoanetworkofpitilessdestructionthatreachesfarbeyondSanFrancisco,amodern-stylehitlistwithshudderinglyprimalroots.