Description
PhiladelphiahomicidedetectivesKevinByrneandJessicaBalzano'sfirstassignmentfromtheColdCasefilesisagruesomemurderofayounggirlinthePhiladelphiaBadlands,ableakanddesolateareaofcrimeanddepravity.Carefullyposed,thelifelessgirlisperfectlyframedinasquarewindow.SoonanotherBadlandsrunawayisfoundviciouslymurdered,thistimearrangedontheroofofabuildingshapedlikeatriangle.Asthevictimsaddup,eachbodytellsanincreasinglygrislystory.
AseeminglyunrelatedcrimesceneleadsByrneandBalzanotoaneccentricolderwomanwhointroducesthemtoaTangrampuzzle,anancientcodeofshapes.Whenthewomantakesherownlife,sheleavesbehindacrypticclue,awordcomposedoffourwornScrabbletiles:LUDO,theLatinwordforgame.
Thereisafoulbreathofevilblowingthroughthesemurderousgeometricpuzzlesandasmorerunawaysvanishandmoreshapesarerevealed,ByrneandBalzanosoonrealizethatthehomicidalmastermindplanstocompleteallsevenformsofhisdarkandtwistedTangrampuzzle.Unlesstheycanstophimfirst.
Details
Released: Sun 17 Aug 2008
Catalogue Number: 9780434016020
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