Blood music

by Jessie Prichard Hunter

New York City is thrown into sudden chaos by a rash of brutal serial killings. The victims are young, blond women, raped and murdered; a series of chilling letters sent to city newspapers by the killer draws unnerving references to classical music. The media are obsessed and the population is terrified - and titillated - that the Symphony Slasher is among them. Zelly Wyche is a twenty-eight-year-old housewife and mother of a six-month-old baby girl. Like many young. couples, she and her husband, Pat, struggle to make ends meet in a New Jersey suburb. Zelly's lifelong fascination with the psychology of the serial murderer has kept her riveted to the newspapers since the recent killings began, but her interest becomes tempered by caution when she notices gradual changes in Pat's behavior. While he keeps odd hours in his desire to build a new business, his absences become more frequent - and his behavior more erratic - until Zelly is. forced to begin a chilling inner journey from denial a