Cold, Cold Heart

Former CIA agent Mike Culley has been trying to block out the din of voices bouncing off concrete that has been his constant companion since he arrived in prison fourteen months before. He had lied to Congress to protect the Agency. His loyalty had been repaid by his superiors selling him out. He had lost everything he loved ... except his daughter Jenny. When a series of brutal murders terrorizes a quiet Virginia campus, Culley's former bosses offer him a deal. In exchange for his freedom, Culley must capture the man they suspect is responsible for the savage killing spree. His name is John Malik; he's brilliant, bizarre, and deadly. And Mike Culley knows him inside and out. No one but Culley could hunt down this master of subterfuge and stealth - even with Julie Houser, a former NYPD detective turned investigative reporter, on his tail. Thrown together in a nerve-twisting race against time, Culley and Julie form an uneasy alliance - Culley to get his man, Julie to get the story of her life. But bitterness has made Mike Culley a dangerous man, with a secret agenda of his own. And Malik's cunning choice for his next victim is one that would make Culley's hunt more personal and more shattering. For Mike Culley, what began as a job for hire has become a fight for his life, for his pride, and for everything he holds dear.