"One hell of a fiction writer." — Stephen King

Jenny and Lee Marlow are Hollywood writers. After years of research, they have finally solved the infamous Lizzie Borden case. But now Jenny's sanity — and her survival — are at stake, as the killings begin again. Is someone copying the bloody crimes of a century ago...or is the axe-murderess alive in modern-day Los Angeles?

This terrifying novel offers a brilliant solution to America's most famous unsolved murders, leading to a blood-drenched climax of horror and suspense.

"The most original living horror writer in America. In both subject matter and style, he has forged a contemporary horror milieu as new and daring as the film nightmares of David Cronenberg." — The Viking-Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural