Anne Frasier's Pretty Dead

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Anne Frasier's Pretty Dead is the third book in the mystery series about Elise Sandburg, a homicide detective with an eye for the supernatural.

The book takes place in the enigmatic setting of Savannah, Georgia, where a twisted serial killer is killing prostitutes and drug addicts. Once his daughter becomes the latest in the long line of victims, the mayor starts demanding justice; as a result, the police assigns Elise and her partner David Gould to the case. Their task is far from a walk in the park, however, as the killer seems to be an avid reader of the profiling books and knows how to avoid the stereotypes. As they try their hardest to stop the next homicide, the detectives slowly start realizing their own role in the killer's grand scheme.

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