Cole Perriman's Terminal Games — Wim Coleman; Pat Perrin

A killer is stalking the Internet ... An animated clown haunts an online maze called Insomnimania, where he stages scenes from real-life murders from far-flung places. No one knows how many Insomnimania subscribers Auggie has killed, or where he might attack next. But after her best friend is murdered, Santa Barbara interior designer Marianne Hedison means to stop him. So does the streetwise LAPD detective Nolan Grobowski. Nolan and Marianne must trust each other and join forces. But who can anyone trust in a virtual world where people live out their weirdest fantasies anonymously? Cole Perriman's Terminal Games is an exploration of archetypes as well as a thriller; the final piece of its puzzle lies in the depths of human consciousness. By the authors of Mayan Interface. Clifford Stoll, author of The Cuckoo's Egg, called Terminal Games "the first detective story set in the world of interactive networks, where you are whoever you wish to be."