Three Strikes and You're Dead — David Benson

The ninth installment in the Carina Quintana Murder Mysteries series, Three Strikes and You’re Dead pits the tough and beautiful Fort Lauderdale police chief against the worst sort of serial killer imaginable. A profiler's nightmare, this cleverly disguised, merciless merchant of death travels the country picking his victims at random and inflicting mortal damage of the most heinous sort. And to Carina's dismay, the killer changes up his MO as often as most people change their lunch orders and leaves no forensic evidence on the bodies that litter his wake. But it is the killer's unusual travel schedule that just might provide the clue that Carina and her team of detectives need to stop him, but it also takes them into a side of the sports world that none of them could have imagined. Carina’s business consultant wife, the brilliant and exotic Alice, plays a major role, as well. So too does a nemesis from Carina's past and a cast of law enforcement officers assembled to support Carina's endeavor to solve the seemingly unsolvable. For Carina fans or anyone who appreciates a crack police procedural--or just a terrific, character-centric story--Three Strikes and You're Dead is a don't miss read.