The Crucifix Killer

In the gripping debut of Chris Carter's Robert Hunter series, a horrifying discovery plunges LAPD homicide detective Robert Hunter into a nightmare. The body of a young woman is found in a desolate Los Angeles cottage, brutally murdered, with a distinctive double-cross carved into her neck—the signature of the infamous 'Crucifix Killer.' The problem? The original Crucifix Killer was caught and executed two years prior. This impossible scenario forces Hunter, a brilliant but haunted detective, and his new, inexperienced partner, Carlos Garcia, to confront a chilling possibility: is this a cunning copycat, or has the real psychopath, presumed dead, resurfaced to resume his gruesome spree? As the body count rises and the killer taunts Hunter with increasingly elaborate and vicious crimes, the detectives race against time to unravel the mystery, confronting the terrifying notion that they might be chasing a ghost, or worse, a meticulously planned revival of pure evil. The case pushes Hunter to his limits, blurring the lines between past and present, and demanding a swift resolution before more innocent lives are lost.