Publisher's Synopsis
This, the third book featuring fat, bald and aging Detective Hal Halverson of the Adams County Sheriff's Department, concerns the mentally unbalanced but highly intelligent Philippe Quattro.This killer 'walks away' from the Western State Hospital in Steilacoom, Washington intent on seeking revenge against the people he believes were responsible for his incarceration.Many of the characters from previous books, 509ers and THE ABBREVIATED CADAVER, reappear in this novel and as usual, the author provides a surprise ending.
