The Devil's Mark
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WHEN A SERIES OF GRUESOME MURDERS ROCKS SUBURBAN CHICAGO, DETECTIVE KATE MATTHEWS IS TASKED WITH TRACKING DOWN THE KILLER. THE VICTIMS BEAR A CHILLING SIGNATURE: THE DEVIL'S MARK SYMBOL.
AS KATE DELVES DEEPER, SHE UNCOVERS A DARK CONNECTION TO HER OWN TRAUMATIC PAST. THE KILLER, ETHAN, IS DRIVEN BY A TWISTED DESIRE FOR JUSTICE, AVENGING HIS SISTER'S MURDER. HIS OBSESSION WITH THE DEVIL'S MARK SYMBOL FUELS HIS CRUSADE.
WITH EACH NEW VICTIM, KATE EDGES CLOSER TO ETHAN, BUT HER OWN DEMONS THREATEN TO CONSUME HER. CAN SHE CONFRONT BER PAST AND STOP ETHAN BEFORE HE CLAIMS HIS NEXT VICTIM???
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