When New York University sophomore Megan Gunther finds personal threats posted to a Web site specializing in campus gossip, she's taken aback by their menacing tone. Someone knows her daily routine down to the minute and is watching her — but thanks to the anonymity provided by the Internet, the police tell her there's nothing they can do. Her friends are sure it's someone's idea of a joke, but when Megan is murdered in a vicious attack, NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher is convinced that the online threats are more than just empty words.

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Coming March 23, 2010.

Please note: UK editions of my books may have different titles. ("212" is called "City of Lies" in the UK.) To buy UK editions go here.

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Wed, 10 Mar 2010

Over at the Rap Sheet, I’ve written six truths and one lie about myself. One of the seven “facts”: I once went to the gym during a trial recess, had my blouse stolen from the locker room, and returned in front of the same jury, minus the shirt I’d been wearing under my suit that morning.

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