Whirlwind

A vengeful psychopath terrorizes a New England town in this "outstanding psychological thriller" from the New York Times–bestselling author ( Booklist, starred review).   Liza Plain, a Boston-based journalist hoping for her big break, is dreading spending Christmas in Shiloh, Rhode Island, with her difficult grandfather—until news of the disappearance of a retired local priest triggers her realization that this could be linked to a series of unsolved, church-related, missing persons cases.   Michael Rider used to be a decent man with a good life, but a past traumatic event with far-reaching consequences has left him dangerously close to the breaking point. Now he is receiving strange emails from an organization calling itself Whirlwind, offering him the chance to avenge himself on those who've done him wrong.   Liza and Michael will both be in their hometown of Shiloh on Christmas Eve . . . the night a raging blizzard seals off the town from the outside world . . . the night an outrage is perpetrated. And Liza will find herself at the heart of a major news story, caught in an abyss of nightmarish discovery and life-threatening danger.   "Bizarre twists and unexpected turns." — Booklist (starred review)   "Excellent. A gripping, frighteningly real and very disturbing novel." —David Suchet, author of Poirot and Me