About the Book Michael Hrubek, the man who murdered two of Lis Atchesons students, has escaped the institution where he was sentenced. But Hrubek isnt just any killer--he knows Liss name. He knows her face. He knows where she lives. He knows shes the one who put him away--and hell make her pay. And in the next 24 hours, he knows what shell be doing--praying for mercy. Book Synopsis From the New York Times bestselling author of The Never Game and the Lincoln Rhyme novels comes a twisty psychological thriller packed into a terrifying 24 hours... When paranoid schizophrenic killer Michael Hrubek escapes from an institution, theres no doubt of where hes headed: to find the woman who put him away and to finally get his revenge. Lis Atcheson knows hes out there--the man who killed two of her students. Hes haunted every sleepless night ever since she testified against him. Now the nightmares are coming true. Hes watching... and waiting... and hes going to take Lis to hell with him. With a massive storm coming--in more ways than one--Lis can barely prepare for the dark cloud that approaches, threatening to take everything away from her in one horrifying sweep... Review Quotes Scary, smart, and compulsively readable.-- Stephen King An entertaining thriller...palpable suspense.-- Publishers Weekly Nightmarish...harrowing suspense.-- James Paterson Undeniably throat-clutching.-- Kirkus Reviews About the Author Jeffery Deaver is the New York Times bestselling author of nineteen suspense novels, including The Blue Nowhere and The Bone Collector , which was made into a feature film starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. He has been nominated for three Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America and is a two-time recipient of the Ellery Queen Readers Award for Best Short Story of the Year. A lawyer who quit practicing to write full-time, he lives in California and Virginia.