Book excerpt: Detective Chief Inspector Richard Hayward had just started his vacation with his pregnant wife when the call comes. Another murder has interrupted the town's peaceful existence, and the murderer won't stop at just one victim. Richard will need all of his expertise if he's going to find the killer lurking among the town's only department store. But when the Chief Inspector gets too close to the truth, his ongoing search places his wife and the life of his unborn child in jeopardy. It's a killer's warning. Back off or pay the consequences. Never one to back down, Richard must find the murderer before more lives are taken, but most importantly, he will do whatever it takes to protect his family.