We Were Killers Once Paperback by Becky Masterman

Product Details

• Publisher: Penguin Canada (2020-12-01)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 416 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780735241107
• Item Weight: 204.12 grams
• Dimensions: 6.83 x 4.12 x 0.86 cm

Inspired by mysteries that still surround the case explored by Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, We Were Killers Once pits Brigid Quinn against a man who has gotten away with evil for nearly fifty years--and now has his sights on her family.

In present-day Arizona, retired FBI agent Brigid Quinn and her husband, Carlo, a former priest and university professor, are trying to enjoy this new stage in their lives. But a memento from Carlo's days as a prison chaplain--a handwritten document hidden away in a box of his old things--has made him a target for a man on the run from his past.
     Jerry Beaufort has just been released from prison after decades behind bars, and although he'd like to get on with the rest of his life, he knows that somewhere out there is a written record of the time he spent with two notorious killers in 1959. Following the path of this letter will bring Jerry into contact with the last person he'll see as a threat: Brigid Quinn.

About the Author

BECKY MASTERMAN, who was an acquisitions editor for a press specializing in medical textbooks for forensic examiners and law enforcement, received her MA in creative writing from Florida Atlantic University. Her debut thriller, Rage Against the Dying, was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel, the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel of 2013, and the ITV Thriller Award, as well as the Macavity, Barry, and Anthony awards. We Were Killers Once is her fourth novel. Masterman lives in Tucson, Arizona, with her husband.