The Rose and the Blade

By Jason Senese

A new killer is blooming in the shadows...
Three years after the infamous serial killer David Pierce-known as the Shadow Stalker-was captured, the nightmares should be over. But when a woman's body is found beneath a bridge in Scranton, posed like a macabre work of art with a single red rose on her chest, it's clear the horror has only just begun.
This is no copycat. This is an evolution.
Detective Alex Stokes and FBI Special Agent Jennifer Matthews are thrust back into a deadly game as a new killer emerges-one who reveres Pierce, studies his murders like scripture, and vows to continue the legacy with even more precision and brutality. As the body count rises, the new killer-known only by the cryptic name "Eidolon"-turns the city into a stage... and the victims into his masterpiece.
Bodies beneath bridges. Roses on corpses. Messages in blood.
And when he strikes inside the very walls of law enforcement, no one is untouchable.
The Rose and the Blade is a gripping psychological thriller that will leave you breathless, haunted, and desperate for the next page.
The monster is watching.
And this time, he's not alone.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FLVJGQ6L
• ISBN13: 9798297181106
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"