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The Dead Eyes Killer lurks in the backyard of the famed FBI Profiling Unit. His brutal murders confound the local task force, despite the gifted profiling skills of Special Agent Karen Vail. "The 7th Victim" is a page-turner with a stunning twist of an ending that will satisfy even the most discerning thriller reader.

2. Were you emotionally engaged in the characters—did you care what happened to Vail? To Jonathan? To Robby and Bledsoe?

3. What was your favorite scene?

4. Describe your feelings about the scene in which Vail confronts her biological mother, Senator Eleanor Linwood, about her past.

5. Is Vail's reaction appropriate and reasonable when she discovers her gun is missing after leaving Deacon's house? What about when Vail goes to Deacon's to pick up Jonathan's book?

6. Did you like Karen Vail as a character, and would you like to read another novel featuring Karen Vail?

7. Why do you think the author chose to make Karen Vail a victim of abuse?

8. What did that tell us about her character in terms of how she deals with other events that happen in the story?

9. Did the killer's diary entries, written in the first person, put you closer to him?

10. The film rights to The 7th Victim have been optioned by a major Hollywood producer. What actors/actresses would you cast for the main characters in the movie—Vail; Robby; Bledsoe?

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