Heartsick

By Chelsea Cain

Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Heartsick is a 2007 thriller by Chelsea Cain, set in Portland, Oregon. It is the first novel in her series featuring detective Archie Sheridan and serial killer Gretchen Lowell, followed by Sweetheart. Archie spent years hunting the Beauty Killer, Gretchen Lowell, who kidnapped and tortured him before surrendering. Now addicted to painkillers, he is asked to lead a task force hunting a new serial killer of teenage girls, and he visits Gretchen in prison every week. A young reporter covers the investigation.

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