Jerry Kennealy. The Suspect (1998) 364 pp. [pbo]
Robert Duran is an insurance investigator specializing in art fraud who lives with his fabulously wealthy wife in a magnificent house in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. While he is investigating a stolen van Gogh painting, his wife vanishes and is believed to be dead. The police suspect Duran, and the madman that has begun terrorizing Duran with threats and bizarre messages won’t rest until he has executed his final, perfect moment of revenge.
Setting: San Francisco (Pacific Heights)