Show of Evil (Vail Stampler)

It begins with a shocking, unsolved murder. In small town in southern Illinois, the butchered body of Linda Balfour--with a cryptic code printed in blood on the back of her head--forges a gruesome link to the brutal murder of Bishop Rushman, the beloved Chicago clergyman who had been dismembered years before by the angelic-looking altar boy, Aaron Stampler. The same Aaron Stampler whom defense attorney Martin Vail saved from the electric chair... Now Vail is Chicago's chief prosecutor, facing the nightmare of his life. If Stampler has been locked away in a high-security institution for the past ten years, how could he have killed Linda Balfour? Then another altar boy turns up dead with a similar inscription in blood on the back of his head. If Aaron Stampler isn't committing these killings, who is? Martin Vail's career--maybe even his life--hangs on the answer... After another gruesome murder, attorney Martin Vail is in a race against timeto discover who is carrying on a madman's bloody legacy. 2 cassettes. It begins with a shocking, unsolved murder. In small town in southern Illinois, the butchered body of Linda Balfour--with a cryptic code printed in blood on the back of her head--forges a gruesome link to the brutal murder of Bishop Rushman, the beloved Chicago clergyman who had been dismembered years before by the angelic-looking altar boy, Aaron Stampler. The same Aaron Stampler whom defense attorney Martin Vail saved from the electric chair... Now Vail is Chicago's chief prosecutor, facing the nightmare of his life. If Stampler has been locked away in a high-security institution for the past ten years, how could he have killed Linda Balfour? Then another altar boy turns up dead with a similar inscription in blood on the back of his head. If Aaron Stampler isn't committing these killings, who is? Martin Vail's career--maybe even his life--hangs on the answer... Chicago prosecutor Martin Vail finds his life on the line when Aaron Stampler, a murderer Vail saved from execution on a plea of insanity, is judged to be cured and is released to carry out his plan of getting even with everyone who helped put him away Kriminalroman. Den tidligere forsvarsadvokat Martin Vail, nu offentlig anklager, involveres i opklaringen af to mord, som umiskendeligt bærer seriemorderen Aaron Stamplers signatur. Men han sidder på tiende år i forvaring på en psykiatrisk klinik Martin Vail, Chicago's chief prosecutor is investigating a serial murder case and the suspect is an altar boy who has been locked in a high-security institution for ten years