Night Sins [Paperback]

A peaceful Minnesota town, where crime is something that just doesn’t happen, is about to face its worst nightmare. A young boy disappears. There are no witnesses, no clues—only a note, cleverly taunting, casually cruel. Has a cold-blooded kidnapper struck? Or is this the reawakening of a long-quiet serial killer?

A tough-minded investigator on her first, make-or-break case . . . A local cop who fears that big-city evils have come to stalk his small-town home . . . Together they are hunting for a madman who knows no bounds, to protect a town that may never feel safe again.“One of the most intense suspense writers around.”—Chicago Tribune

“Tami Hoag is the queen of the crime story.”—New York Post
Tami Hoagis the #1 internationally bestselling author of more than thirty books. Renowned for combining thrilling plots with character-driven suspense, Hoag first hit theNew York Timesbestseller list withNight Sins,and each of her books since has been a bestseller. There are more than forty million copies of her books in print in more than thirty languages. She lives in Florida.Chapter One


January 12, 1994. Day 1
5:26 p.m. 22¡

Josh Kirkwood and his two best buddies burst out of the locker room, flying into the cold, dark late afternoon, hollering at the tops of their lungs. Their breath billowed out in rolling clouds of steam. They flung themselves off the steps like mountain goat kids leaping from ledge to ledge and landed hip-deep in the snow on the side of the hill. Hockey sticks skittered down, gear bags sliding after. Then came the Three Amigos, squealing and giggling, tucked into balls of wild-colored ski jackets and bright stocking caps.

The Three Amigos. That was what Brian's dad called them. Brian's family had moved to Deer Lake, Minnesota, from Denver, Colorado, and his dad was still a big Broncos fan. He said the Broncos used lcå