A Better Part of Valor

<p><strong>While jogging off duty along the riverfront rookie cop Valorie Dawes discovers the body of a young girl-and ignites a manhunt for a serial killer.</strong> </p><p><br></p><p>The Shoeless Schoolgirl Slayer has remained a step ahead of the Clayton CT police for months. All of his victims drowned. All were found barefoot. And all bear the same strange fresh tattoo.</p><p><br></p><p>Then rookie cop Val Dawes notices patterns that eluded the department's more traditional senior detectives. Following her intuition she discovers clues that convince her she's closing in.</p><p><br></p><p><em>But is she? Or is the clever and elusive Slayer laying a trap to make Val the next victim?</em></p>