Shadow Dancers — Herbert Lieberman

He was holding a knife, the blade of which she could see was spattered a vivid red. He laid it down with the most exquisite tenderness beside her head on the pillow....The next moment he was unbuckling his belt....

Police say they now see a pattern emerging in the string of sixteen homicides that have taken place in the New York metropolitan area over the past twelve months....

"I don't feel bad about the things I've done. I feel good about them. Not everyone could've done those things. Not everyone has the guts for it."