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Once Bitten (Evan Buckley Thriller, book 17) by James Harper
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As he heads off to Cape Ann on the Massachusetts coast Evan soon finds himself on the trail of a female serial killer, and the more he digs, the more two questions align themselves. Why has the connection not been made before? And is Crow’s interest in finding the truth or in saving his own skin?<br/><br/>It’s a difficult line Evan is forced to walk when the answers he finds threaten to drive a wedge between himself and Detective Kate Guillory as he struggles with his conscience and she with her duty, a grievous criminal act from their shared past only making things more difficult still, demanding compromise of them both.<br/><br/>And as the case draws to a close and Evan unravels twenty years’ of duplicity and obfuscation, one simple mistake leads to unforeseen and disastrous consequences while at the same time teaching him a painful lesson too late – that even those you trust the most will let you down.</span><br> <span style="float:right" id="preview"></span> <br><br>Genre: <a class="ameritxt" href="/genres/?gp=M">Mystery</a><br> </div> <br> <div class="sectionhead">Visitors also looked at these books</div><br><div class="similarbook"><a href="/e/warren-easley/deadly-redemption.htm"><img alt="cover of Deadly Redemption" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51jIpn2Cw7L._SL500_.jpg" data-GB="51jIpn2Cw7L._SL500_.jpg" data-CA="51jIpn2Cw7L._SL500_.jpg" data-AU="51jIpn2Cw7L._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185"></a><br><a href="/e/warren-easley/deadly-redemption.htm">Deadly Redemption</a><br>(<span class="iseries"><a href="/e/warren-easley/cal-claxton-mysteries/">Cal Claxton Mysteries</a>, book 10</span>)<br><a href="/e/warren-easley/">Warren C Easley</a></div><div class="similarbook"><a href="/h/blair-howard/unfinished-business.htm"><img alt="cover of Unfinished Business" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51GiEKuKN0L._SL500_.jpg" data-GB="51GiEKuKN0L._SL500_.jpg" data-CA="51GiEKuKN0L._SL500_.jpg" data-AU="51GiEKuKN0L._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185"></a><br><a href="/h/blair-howard/unfinished-business.htm">Unfinished Business</a><br>(<span class="iseries"><a href="/h/blair-howard/harry-starke/">Harry Starke</a>, book 24</span>)<br><a href="/h/blair-howard/">Blair Howard</a></div><div class="similarbook"><a href="/m/john-misak/third-and-long.htm"><img alt="cover of Third and Long" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41yRLSUnIbL._SL500_.jpg" data-GB="41yRLSUnIbL._SL500_.jpg" data-CA="41yRLSUnIbL._SL500_.jpg" data-AU="41yRLSUnIbL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185"></a><br><a href="/m/john-misak/third-and-long.htm">Third and Long</a><br>(<span class="iseries"><a href="/m/john-misak/john-keegan-mystery/">John Keegan Mystery</a>, book 10</span>)<br><a href="/m/john-misak/">John Misak</a></div><div class="similarbook"><a href="/r/e-h-reinhard/insatiable.htm"><img alt="cover of Insatiable" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41d0RmP9OHL._SL500_.jpg" data-GB="41d0RmP9OHL._SL500_.jpg" data-CA="41d0RmP9OHL._SL500_.jpg" data-AU="41d0RmP9OHL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185"></a><br><a href="/r/e-h-reinhard/insatiable.htm">Insatiable</a><br>(<span class="iseries"><a href="/r/e-h-reinhard/nash-harrington-crime-thriller/">Nash Harrington Crime Thriller</a>, book 13</span>)<br><a href="/r/e-h-reinhard/">E H Reinhard</a></div><div class="spacer"></div><br> <div id="usedsection" class="sectionhead">Used availability for James Harper's Once Bitten</div> <iframe id="abeframe" style="visibility:hidden;" width="710" height="0" src="about:blank" data-src="/frames/abe.001.htm"></iframe> <br> <div id="genre-list"></div> <!--ff-bottom-ad--> <div class="ad-banner-bottom"> <!-- /34217560/bottom-multi-adsense --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1561798315429-0'> <script> if (!noads) googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561798315429-0'); }); </script> </div> </div> <!--/ff-bottom-ad--> <!--footer--> <br> <div class="search"> <form action="/search/"><span class="searchtxt">Search for </span><select class="searchselect" name="searchfor" onchange="this.form.keywords.focus();"><option selected="selected" value="author">Author</option><option value="book">Book</option><option value="series">Series</option></select> <input class="searchinput" type="text" name="keywords" maxlength="60" required> <input type="submit" value="Find"></form> </div> <a href="/about.htm">About Fantastic Fiction</a> <a href="/information-for-authors.htm">Information for Authors</a> <br> <div class="footer"> <a href="/privacy.htm">Privacy Policy</a> <a href="/cookie-policy.htm">Cookie Policy</a> <a href="/terms.htm">Terms</a> <a href="/affiliate-disclosure.htm">Affiliate disclosure</a> <a href="/preferences.htm">Preferences</a> <br> Questions? 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