Merciless: A Novel of Suspense by Richard Montanari

Core Plot Summary  The Crime: On a freezing December night in Philadelphia, a young woman's body is found on the banks of the Schuylkill River. She is dressed like a princess in a flowing gown and is completely coated in a layer of ice.  The Pattern: Soon, more victims are found posed in equally bizarre, fairy-tale-like arrangements. Homicide detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano realize that the sadistic killer is staging his gruesome crimes to mirror the classic stories of Hans Christian Andersen.  The Mystery: As the body count rises, the partners follow a trail of eerie clues that unearths a dark, forgotten legacy of cold-blooded retribution and malevolence stretching back twenty years into the past.  This book is in good condition.