Getting into a killer's mind is both a blessing and a curse for FBI profiler Sophie Anderson. The agent suffers through brutal premonitions in order to save lives. Now a resident of Los Angeles, Sophie is working on a case where fiction has become fatal. A popular crime writer is sexually mutilated, strangled and marked with an eerie lipstick kiss...just like the crime scene in the dead author's last book.

As more writers are punished for their dark imaginations, there is a recurring theme—a chilling fan letter that arrives before each murder. In order to stop the slaughter, Sophie must delve into the writings of the dead authors. But the sinister mind behind the crimes is linked to an unsolved case from Sophie's past. And that person is determined to create a killer ending.

P.D. Martin, Phillipa Deanne Martin, lives in Melbourne, Australia and developed a passion for crime fiction and storytelling at an early age. This interest was backed up with formal education through a Bachelor of Behavioral Sciences (with majors in psychology and criminology) and a postgraduate certificate in Professional Writing (creative writing).

Body Count—its plot conceived in a nightmare—is her first novel and has achieved international success. The book's heroine, FBI profiler Sophie Anderson, was also featured in a short story in the March 2006 edition of Australian Women's Weekly.

Phillipa is currently working on the next two Sophie novels, a contribution to a true crime anthology, and is training for a first degree black sash at the Australian Tiger and Crane Kung Fu School.

Phillipa loves staying fit, spending time with friends and family, reading, watching movies and going out for dinner.

For more information or to contact Phillipa, visit www.pdmartin.com.au.