NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER By the time psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware reached the school the damage was done A sniper had opened fire on a crowded playground but was gunned down before any children were hurt. Virtually impossible to put aside until the final horrifying showdown.People While the TV news crews feasted on the scene and Alex began his therapy sessions with the traumatized children he couldnt escape the image of a slight teenager clutching an oversized rifle. What was the identity behind the name and face a wouldbe assassin or just another victim beneath an indifferent California sky Intrigued by a request from the snipers father to conduct a psychological autopsy of his child Alex begins to uncover a strange patternit is a trail of blood. In the dead snipers past was a dark and vicious plot. And in Alex Delawares future is the stuff of grownup nightmares the face of real human evil. show more