In the early 1990s, the Midwest was on edge because of the May Day Killer, a serial killer who abducts a woman on May 1 of each year. Sometimes the women are murdered and sometimes the killer lets them go, telling them they’re the lucky ones. He has eluded capture and doesn’t leave any clues behind.
May 1, 1992 seems like just another day. Beautiful and popular Jules is planning to go to a concert with her friends. Her shy classmate, Quinn, is usually the butt of people’s jokes, but something about him intrigues her. That night, Jules is attacked by the May Day Killer but her life is spared. Quinn breaks up a fight and winds up injuring someone, so he gets sent to juvenile detention.
The next year, Quinn is released from juvenile detention on May 1, only to find that his mother was brutally murdered. Meanwhile, Jules is wracked with fear that the killer will come back for her, and also feels guilty that she survived.
Each year on May 1, Jules and Quinn interact with one another. Both are traumatized by events in their lives, and nothing seems to get easier. Neither will rest until the May Day Killer is caught and Quinn’s mother’s murder is solved. But they’ll have to shoulder many burdens if those things will happen.
Don’t go into this book expecting a straightforward thriller. It’s definitely thrilling in places, but at the same time, the book is an exploration of how we bear trauma, pain, guilt, and loss, and how little we know about those around us. I thought this was great!!
The book will publish 5/12.
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