Day after day, he waited for *** ody to be discovered--a body containing at the clues the investigators needed to find the second victim, who waited, prey to a slow but certain death. The clock ticked--salvation was possible. The police were never in time. Years have passed, but for this killer, time has stood still. As a heat wave of epic proportions descends, the game be Day after day, he waited for *** ody to be discovered--a body containing at the clues the investigators needed to find the second victim, who waited, prey to a slow but certain death. The clock ticked--salvation was possible. The police were never in time. Years have passed, but for this killer, time has stood still. As a heat wave of epic proportions descends, the game begins again. Two girls have disappeared...and the clock is ticking. Rookie FBI agent Kimberly Quincy knows the killers deadline can be met. But shell have to break some rules to beat an exactingly vicious criminal at a game hes had time to perfect. Todays most fascinating new suspense star is Lisa Gardner, and with her thrillingly paced new hardcover, The Killing Hour, on sale mid-July, readers will discover that shes worth the wait.