In Deep Woods — Judith Goldsmith

A chilling novel of suspense in the tradition of Mary Higgins Clark. When her best friend becomes the latest victim of a serial killer,illustrator Carol Warren is thrown into a waking nightmare. NYPD Detective Eric Gaines has tracked the killer with maddeningly little effect. The victims are all smart, savvy career women. Why didn't they spot a madman when they met him? And then Carol is drawn into the deadly web of a twisted mind, not knowing whom to trust.