Dead Ringers 5 — Darlene Gardner

Now part of the boxed set Dead Ringers: Volumes 4-6
How can you stop a monster?

Jade Greene doesn't buy for a second that the Strangler is dead. She thinks his suicide was staged so the authorities would call off their manhunt while the serial killer hides in plain sight--inside the body of her best friend's boyfriend.

When Jade confronts her friend's boyfriend, she gets another shock. He admits she's right and confesses he plans to continue exactly like before. Since most people in town view Jade as crazy, the Ringer has little fear anyone will listen if she talks body switching.

While the Ringer taunts Jade, she has to figure out what to believe. Would he risk his freedom by killing again? Has he really taken someone prisoner? And should she put any stock in his claim that Max Harper might get her before he does?