"Previously published as 'Peggy Sue got murdered'" - title page.

"A novel" - cover.

A beautiful young womans corpse is found dumped in a garbage-strewn alley. Now laid out in the office of medical examiner Kat Novak, the unidentified body betrays no secrets-except for a matchbook clutched in one stiff hand, seven numbers scrawled inside. When a second victim is discovered, Kat begins to fear that a serial killer is stalking the streets, using a deadly drug to do his dirty work. The police are skeptical. The mayor wont listen. One of the towns most prominent citizens, who has a missing daughter of his own, is also Kats chief suspect. As the death toll rises, Kat races to expose a deadly predator who is close enough to touch her.