nA masterful twist on the serial killer novel from the award-winning author Lauren Beukes: the girl who wouldnt die hunts the killer who shouldnt exist. n Harper Curtis is a killer who stepped out of the past. Kirby Mazrachi is the girl who was never meant to have a future. Kirby is the last shining girl, one of the bright young women, burning with potential, whose lives Harper is destined to snuff out after he stumbles on a House in Depression-era Chicago that opens on to other times. n n At the urging of the House, Harper inserts himself into the lives of these shining girls, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Hes the ultimate hunter, vanishing without a trace into another time after each murder -- until one of his victims survives. n n Determined to bring her would-be killer to justice, Kirby joins the Chicago Sun-Times to work with the reporter, Dan Velasquez, who covered her case. Soon Kirby finds herself closing in on an impossible truth . . .n