Chasing the Boogeyman
Chasing the BoogeymanRichard Chizmar
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Chasing the Boogeyman (2021)

Richard Chizmar

Others: Negative

"In the summer of 1988, the mutilated bodies of several missing girls begin to turn up in a small Maryland town. The grisly evidence leads police to the terrifying assumption that a serial killer is on the loose in the quiet suburb. But soon a rumor begins to spread that the evil stalking local teens is not entirely human. Law enforcement, as well as members of the FBI are certain that the killer is a living, breathing madman--and he's playing games with them. For a once peaceful community trapped in the depths of paranoia and suspicion, it feels like a nightmare that will never end."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:
9781982175160
Length:
336 pages

Genres: horror, mystery, thriller

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