Be Very Afraid (Zebra Romantic Suspense)

By S.K. McClafferty

Book Overview

NOWHERE TO RUN. Liz Moncrief still blames herself for putting her career at the FBI ahead of everything else, and for being obsessed with catching the serial killer who buried his victims alive. But the Cemetery Man didn't just elude capture... he kidnapped and murdered Liz's eight-year-old daughter. It ended liz's involvement in the case, and her career. She didn't just walk away from everything... she ran. Something inside of Liz died the day her daughter was taken, and two years later, the pain is just as raw... NOWHERE TO HIDE. Jake English is a legend at Quantico's Behavioral Science Unit; he is also falling apart. His inability to let go of a string of vicious killings in his native Virginia has called his competency-and his sanity-into question. Forced to take a leave of absence, he undertakes an impossible task: working beneath he radar to protect an ex-wife from a threat she refuses to face... an ex-wife who loathes the sight of him, who won't listen to a word he has to say. But Jake knows the darkness is coming. After a two-year hiatus, The Cemetery Man is active again, this time in Upstate New York instead of Virginia. Jake's instincts have been screaming that the serial killer has honed in on his favorite obsession: Liz, and it is just a matter of time till he makes his move. Yet, convincing Liz to work with him will be anything but easy. She still hasn't forgiven him for being unfaithful three weeks into their marriage... a marriage that ended a decade ago. Jake has to do something. He still loves her, and he can't just let her fall victim to this homicidal maniac a second time. SECRETS AND LIES.... When Fate intervenes, Liz has to stop running, and she reluctantly agrees to help Jake. But the closer they become, the greater the danger he will uncover a dark secret she's kept for a decade-a secret so painful it will push Jake to the brink of self-destruction, and threaten to destroy the fragile bond they've started to rebuild. BE VERY AFRAID was a Doubleday Book Club Alternate Selection. It is the second book in the Hudson Valley Contemporary Romantic Suspense Series.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1519320256
• ISBN13: 9781519320254
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Be Very Afraid

I read S K McClafferty's Be Very Afraid. It was a very good book and well written. The book was very suspenseful and held my interest. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys mysteries. I read it in 2 days and can't wait to read more by this author. Enjoy!

Very Good Book

I loved this book. It is very unusual for the guy to be the one trying to get his lover back. Liz had married Jake ten years before. They had only been married a short time, when she caught him in bed with another woman. Something any woman would find hard to forgive. They divorced without his knowing she was pregnant. She married 2 years later and her husband adopted Fiona. Liz and Jake both worked for the FBI. Eight years later A serial killer called the Cemetary Man killed Fiona to get to Liz. Jake had been the lead detective and he was the one who found Fiona and had to tell Liz her daughter was dead. HE didn't know it was his daughter too. However, after finding Fiona he couldn't forget her and had put all his efforts into finding the killer. Unfortunately, the killer was only interested in challaging Liz and until he found her again, which took him 2 years, he didn't kill again. Jake's profile of the killer told him that the killer was on the search for Liz. Liz disappeared after the killing, her husband lost his mind and wound up in a sanaterium. Still hiding from life, Liz is divorced and alone. But the Cemetary Man has found her. Just as Jake has found her. By this time Jake is suffering from burnout. his determination to catch this killer, to protect Liz has caused His superior and psychiatrist to force him to take time off. Having found her Jake knows the killer is close and the killings start again. Jake loves Liz but he feels she hates him and has every right to. The story of two lost people who need each other, is well written and the different slant on the romance adds to the suspense as the killer stalks Liz. I enjoyed the book and the clash of personalities who have matured over the years. The suspense was well done and the secondary characters were very well defined.