<b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER</b><br> <i> </i><br> <i>If you don't take this note to the police . . . I will kill a lovely blond schoolteacher. . . . If you do . . . I will instead kill an elderly woman active in charity work. You have six hours to decide. The choice is yours.</i><br>  <br> The typewritten note under his windshield seems like just a sick joke. But in less than twenty-four hours, Billy Wiles, an ordinary, hardworking guy, is about to see his life take on the speed of a nightmare. Because a young blond schoolteacher <i>is</i> murdered—and now Billy has another note. And another deadline. This time he knows it's no joke. He's racing a killer faster than evil itself. And Billy must accept his terrifying challenge: <i>The choice is yours.</i><br>  <br> <b>Think fast. Fear never slows down. . . .</b>