Reading The Crucifix Killer - Robert Hunter Series 01 (2009)

When the body of a young woman is discovered in a derelict cottage in the middle of Los Angeles National Forest, Homicide Detective Robert Hunter finds himself entering a horrific and recurring nightmare. 

Naked, strung from two wooden posts, the victim was sadistically tortured before meeting an excruciatingly painful death. 

All the skin has been ripped from her face - while she was still alive. 

On the nape of her neck has been carved a strange double-cross : the signature of a psychopath known as the Crucifix Killer.

But that's impossible. 

Because two years ago, the Crucifix Killer was caught and executed. 

Could this therefore be a copycat killer? Or could the unthinkable be true? 

Is the real killer still out there, ready to embark once again on a vicious and violent killing spree, selecting his victims seemingly at random, taunting Robert Hunter with his inability to catch him?

Hunter and his rookie partner are about to enter a nightmare beyond imagining.