Ex-Police Officer Richard Standridge creates a fast-paced crime thriller that lets you ride along with the cops as they pursue a vicious predator through the streets of San Diego's Convoy neighborhood
NEW RELEASE MARCH 2025
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The intruder waited patiently for her breathing to become deep and rhythmic then sat on the edge of her bed and clamped a gloved hand over her mouth.
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​"I've been watching you," he said.
​Her eyes flew open as she tried to sit up. "What?!"
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​"Don't make a sound!"
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When Ryan answered his phone, the perp said, "You told me to call you."
"I said call when you're ready to stop."
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"I'm not ready yet."
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Ryan said," Turn yourself in before you hurt or kill someone else."
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"Too late!"
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A violent predator terrorizes San Diego, stalking, threatening and attacking employees of a Chinese biotech company. Each attack is more violent than the one before, and the perpetrator leaves behind a cryptic warning at each crime scene - a Chinese symbol meaning 'HATE.' San Diego Police Detective Sergeant Steven Ryan and Crime Scene Investigator Shui Chen team up to catch and bring the perp to justice. But the perp is clever, staying one step ahead of the cops, taunting Ryan before and after each attack. Chen and Ryan run into one roadblock and dead end after another as they discover and try to decipher critical evidence. To complicate matters, Ryan is torn between lingering love for his ex-wife and growing affection for Chen, who is irresistibly drawn to Ryan.