"Fast-paced, gripping suspense - couldn't put it down!"

A serial killer is on the loose in New Orleans. The French Quarter Killer takes sadistic pleasure in torturing his victims before he finally kills them. The police think they executed the killer, Gonzalez, four years ago, but they find out their mistake as the killings start again. To their horror, they executed an innocent man. The monster is getting bolder and more sadistic as he roams the streets of New Orleans choosing victims.

Holly Jones escaped her old life in New Orleans, but she's forced back when the past threatens to invade her new life. She knows she must lay to rest her demons before she can be really free.

J.D. Damascus is also tortured by demons from his past. J.D. has never forgiven himself for not defending Gonzalez properly. He knew his client was wrongfully executed for the serial killings. Now, he and Holly must race against time to find the real killer before they become his next victims.

BAD MOON RISING is a fast-paced, suspenseful novel with lots of heart-stopping action. If you like a gripping novel, you won't be disappointed in Sutcliff's latest. It's a harrowing roller coaster ride through the mind of a killer and will keep you glued to the book page after page. I couldn't put it down!

Reviewed by Debrah Douglas
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted May 18, 2003

Summary

WHAT IS A MAN'S WORSE NIGHTMARE?

Once J.D. Damascus had a wife and two children who were the light of his life. He was the most feared assistant district attorney in New Orleans. Now four years later, he's a man on a verge of a breakdown. A down-and-out lawyer barely scraping by since the vicious slaying of his family by the notorious French Quarter killer. Damascus is certain that the wrong man was convicted and executed for his family's deaths. And his fears come to pass when the French Quarter Killer returns, and a new killing spree begins.

HOW DOES A WOMAN ESCAPE HER PAST?

Holly Jones escaped the dangerous red light district, but her best friend wasn't so lucky. When Holly hears that the French Quarter killer is alive and again prowling the streets, she risks her life to save her friend from becoming his next victim. Confronted by a police department intent on keeping the serial killer's resurrection from becoming public knowledge, Holly is forced to turn to Damascus for help.

Holly and Damascus must join forces to end the nightmare once and for all. But each of them has secrets—some forgivable, some not—that could jeopardize their hunt...