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The Boy Next Door
The Boy Next Door
The Boy Next Door
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The Boy Next Door

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One sub-zero New Year's Eve, Linda Lou Craig is, according to her fiancée Bill Ray Brown, dropped off at her house after their date. The next morning her mother discovers her bed has not been slept in, Linda has vanished. The police can find no trace of her. They suspect she's been murdered and the signs all seem to lead back to Bill. Yet Bill Ray, who steadfastly maintains his innocence, is a quiet, well-mannered young man whose Christian family and behavior make him a highly unlikely suspect. The police are frustrated, the investigation stalemated until other young women disappear, most vanishing with the same eerie suddenness as Linda. After the body of one is found brutally and ritualistically slain, the police realize they are dealing with a psychosexual serial killer. The final dramatic confrontation between the accused and a tough prison psychologist is as chilling as the crimes themselves.

THE BOY NEXT DOOR is a riveting suspense novel, part compelling police procedural, part haunting portrait of the mind of a murderer.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherChris Loken
Release dateJun 9, 2014
ISBN9781311602350
The Boy Next Door
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Chris Loken

Chris Loken, born Merlin Walton Loken, on a small farm in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.Attended Arizona State University, football scholarship, Pre-Law; Law School, University of Wisconsin. Actor, playwright, novelist, screenwriter. Best known for his novels COME MONDAY MORNIN' and THE BOY NEXT DOOR. Wrote story/screenplay for HOUSE OF SAND, wrote original screenplay and co-produced FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM.Owner/operator for 43 years of LoveApple Farm, fruit farm in the Hudson River Valley, New York. Presently living in California.Married to Rande Loken, nee Porath, model/actress. Two daughters: Tanya Loken, psychotherapist; Kristanna Loken, actress/producer (http://www.kristannaloken.net).

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