A Secret Rage — Charlaine Harris

A successful New York model, Southerner Nickie Callahan has grown tired of city living. On a whim, she returns to Knolls, Tennessee, to live with her best friend, Mimi Houghton, and to resume her college education,

But the peaceful Southern life Nickie had hoped for is not to be found. The women of Knolls are being terrorized by a rapist. For the first time in the small town's history, doors are kept locked.

When Nickie becomes the third victim, her fear turns to rage. She is determined to see her attacker punished, and with the help of another victim, college professor Barbara Tucker, Nickie sets out to discover the rapist's identity.

By the time he turns to murder, Nickie and Barbara have realized that he is someone they both know well...