Pg. 99: Jonathan Santlofer's "The Murder Notebook"

The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Jonathan Santlofer's The Murder Notebook.

About the book, from the publisher:

Jonathan Santlofer once again combines his extraordinary talents as both a writer and an artist in this second chilling thriller featuring NYPD forensic sketch artist Nate Rodriguez. Though plagued by the death of his father years ago, Rodriguez has little time to dwell on the past. A rash of seemingly unrelated murders holds New York City in a gridlock of terror, and with his reputation for having a sixth sense—an uncanny ability to draw things he hasn't even seen—Rodriguez lands a spot on the task force investigating the crimes. But with his mind's eye clouded, he's forced to search for an answer the old-fashioned way: by hitting the streets.

Rodriguez begins to suspect a common thread between the victims, confirmed when more bodies turn up—those of the killers themselves. As the slayings continue, the link between the crimes comes into focus and Rodriguez must convince the NYPD that they are up against something bigger—and more heinous—than anyone ever suspected.

The Murder Notebook is a smart, innovative suspense novel with a terrifying, ripped-from-the-headlines urgency. Where is the line between advancement and criminality in matters of manipulating the human psyche? What would happen if someone were no longer able to feel fear? With his unique blend of gripping prose and original sketches, Jonathan Santlofer has crafted a tale of morality and duty, love and justice, that is as shocking as it is timely.

Linda Fairstein on forensic sketch artist Nate Rodriguez: "Jonathan Santlofer has created an amazing character whose creative skills and investigative experience take the genre in entirely new directions."

Read an excerpt from The Murder Notebook, and learn more about the book and author at Jonathan Santlofer's website.

View the video trailer for The Murder Notebook.

Jonathan Santlofer is the author of several novels--Color Blind, The Death Artist, The Killing Art, and Anatomy of Fear--and a highly respected artist whose work has been written about and reviewed in the New York Times, Art in America, Artforum, and Arts, and appears in many public, private, and corporate collections.

Anatomy of Fear and the Page 99 and Page 69 Tests.

The Page 99 Test: The Murder Notebook.

--Marshal Zeringue