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Dear Diary

Juli Flintoff

Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers

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Summary

Robert Day Jr. thrives on the thrill of the chase, lurking in the shadows, his mind obsessively searching, seeking out and feasting upon a target's hidden past traumas. Clothed in a black desire to control, devour and entirely possess his victims, he greedily absorbs their vulnerability to measure the perfect ripeness for exploitation. The compulsion to assume absolute power stems from a desire to quash his own raging insecurities that persistently plague him. It seizes him like a magnet's invisible force, compelling him to drag them into his own endless cycle of deception and destruction.

It is not his fault if they readily accept the carefully crafted narratives he creates without any need for verification or validation. Yes, it fuels his twisted sense of power, but he has no sympathy for them. The ease to condition, manipulate and violate them amuses him and serves to convince him he is absolved of any wrongdoing.

But, has that one fatal reaction finally exposed the hidden truth of his past? Will the infection of the poison he has spread be unearthed like the mud of a landslide? And more importantly, has he commanded his own downfall or will DSI Shona Williams and DCI Dion Jacobi be the ones to strike the final blow?

Available since: 07/18/2025.

Print length: 408 pages.

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