<DIV>?Daring and admirable?it’s rare to find a suspense novel with the scope of well-crafted fiction?<I>The Traveler</I> is compulsive reading.” ?<I>Chicago Tribune</I><BR><BR>This suspenseful classic from John Katzenbach, now back in print, reaffirmed his status as one of the best new thriller writers on the scene. Miami detective Mercedes Barren, recovering from a traumatic shooting, has transferred to the relative quiet of the forensics department to get her life back on track. Yet this peace is put on hold when she gets a wrenching phone call: her niece has been brutally murdered. Soon she uncovers the shocking truth: the killer?a professional photographer?is engaging in ?copycat” murders across the country, while forcing a young student to document every horrific crime. The woman?he calls her ?Boswell”?is his stenographer of cruelty. And if she drops her pen, she’ll end up being his next ?subject.”<br><BR>As her already fragile life begins to fall to pieces, Mercedes makes it her mission to track down this cold-blooded killer?even if it means enlisting the help of his brother, a psychiatrist specializing in sex offenders. But can they catch him before his camera flashes next and snuffs out another life? Unbearably suspenseful, with believable characters and dialogue second-to-none, <I>The Traveler</I> is pure John Katzenbach.</DIV>