J C Laird

Four Minutes J C Laird

The demented serial killer, a victim's vengeful twin sister, and the love-lorn renegade cop, bound together by the four minutes of death uniting them. Norman Frederick Bartholomew believes the souls of his victims live on inside their bodies for at least four minutes beyond their physical death. It is his obsession with desecrating those special minutes that differentiates him from other serial killers. Twenty-six murders spread across six western states during the past ten years, and Norman is still flying under the radar-until the murder of his latest victim. The woman has a twin sister and, although over 1,800 miles away, she somehow knows. And now she's coming for him. Ryan Sanders, former consort to the rich and famous and current business partner in a mixed martial arts studio, is deluged with memories from her sister post mortem, and the basest of violations committed upon her. Seeking revenge, she begins her search for the killer, determined that nothing will stop her. Sergeant Jack Kroner, a twenty-year police veteran and Ryan's close friend and confidant, is just as determined to accompany and protect her. Secretly in love with the young woman, he is willing to sacrifice his career-and his life-if it becomes necessary.