Duel of Psychopaths (Portuguese Edition) (in Portuguese)
Ferrario, Bruno
Synopsis "Duel of Psychopaths (Portuguese Edition) (in Portuguese)"
Forty-eight hours. Five million dollars. One corrupt detective. One serial killer who has planned every move. When former cop Owen Maddox is found dying in a Manhattan tunnel, he leaves behind a cryptic card marked 1/6—and a mystery worth five million dollars. Detective Alexander Rourke is ordered to recover the stolen money, but he quickly realizes the case is personal. The thief is Elias Mercer, a methodical killer with military training, a hidden agenda, and an intimate knowledge of Rourke’s past. As Mercer releases one clue and one body at a time, the investigation becomes a private war. He is not simply trying to escape. He is forcing Rourke to choose between the money, the people caught in the crossfire, and the truths he has buried for years. Rourke is brilliant, ruthless, and corrupt. Mercer is patient, precise, and determined to be understood by the one man who may be his equal. Meanwhile, Rourke’s partner, Lena Ortiz, begins to suspect that the detective hunting the killer may be hiding a darkness of his own. The clock is running. The money is disappearing. And when two psychopaths recognize themselves in each other, justice is no longer the point. Duel of Psychopaths is a fast-paced psychological thriller about obsession, control, corruption, and the dangerous line between hunter and hunted.