Back track

a writer, desperate to publish something that would right his sinking career; a cold-blooded ex-killer, aching to tell the world his story; and a secret, dark and chilling, known by none but them. life had been going swimmingly for literary phenomenon alan michaels: earth-spanning fame, a bank-stretching fortune, and a creative mind that seemed never to have churned out a bad idea. but then, just as he was at the absolute peak of his powers, alan was met with a horrific road accident. he was lent many a scar and scab, but that was not the worst of it; ever since-what with all the blackouts, headaches, and missing memories-his words fell on the page strangely and sickly, not at all as they used to: the genius in him was gone. with his career at a standstill, a desperate alan learns of a freshly-released convict: if the whispers were true, a dangerous yet interesting individual, keen on sharing tales of his killings with the world. a bulb lights up in alan's head: he knows how he'd get his career back. when articles begin appearing in the papers, however, alan realizes he's bitten off more than he could chew; they are a perfect match for the grizzly murder scenes that the strangely eloquent ex-convict paints for him. and what's more? the bodies are far, far fresher than he'd first thought.