Killer Takes All

By Erica Spindler

The White Rabbit beckons you to follow him, down the rabbit hole, into his world. He's a deceiver, a trickster. You won't know what is truth and what is a lie. He aims to best you. Beat you. And when he does, you die.

A friend's brutal murder turns former homicide detective Stacy Killian's life upside down. Unwilling to trust Spencer Malone, the overconfident New Orleans detective assigned to the case, Stacy is compelled to return to the investigative role she had fled.

The investigation leads Stacy and Spencer to White Rabbit, a cultish fantasy role-playing game. White Rabbit is dark, violentand addictive. As the body count mounts, they find themselves trapped in a terrifying game that's more real than life and death. Because anyone can die before the final moment when White Rabbit is over and the killer takes all.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Harlequin MIRA
• Release date: Sep 17, 2012
• ISBN: 9781460303115

Erica Spindler

New York Times bestselling author Erica Spindler has written many novels, including Breakneck, Blood Vines, Watch Me Die, Bone Cold, In Silence and Last Known Victim. Her books are published in 25 countries. Raised in Rockford, Illinois, Spindler planned on becoming an artist, and earned visual arts degrees from Delta State University and the University of New Orleans. But one day in 1982, she picked up a romance novel and was immediately hooked. She soon tried to write her own romance, but it was when she leapt from romance to suspense that she found her true calling. Spindler has won the prestigious Daphne du Maurier Award for excellence, the Kiss of Death Award, and has been a three-time RITA Award Finalist. She lives just outside New Orleans, Louisiana, with her husband and two sons.

Reviews for Killer Takes All

[DK · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Cool concept, but a little predictable. Characters not very dynamic or original. Worth the read though.

[djupstrom · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This was my first Erica Spindler book. It was a good mystery, but a bit predictable. I would read more from her.

[miyurose_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A lot of Erica Spindler’s books have recurring characters, so I had already met Stacy Killian and Spencer Malone in another (later) book (Last Known Victim), and knew where their relationship was going. But that knowledge didn’t in any way take away from my enjoyment of this book. I liked this one much more than I liked Last Known Victim, probably because I like Spencer and Stacy better as main characters. This was also an interesting mystery, with a lot of turns and red herrings everywhere. The attitudes and treatment of gaming seemed a little… antiquated… but I may be more progressive than some. Overall, it was an entertaining read.