▁in ▁le th al ▁and ▁hor r ifying ▁danger . ▁L inds ay ▁must ▁make ▁a ▁choice ▁she ▁never ▁dream ed ▁she ' d ▁face — with ▁no ▁certain ty ▁that ▁either ▁outcome ▁has ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁prayer ▁of ▁success , ▁a ▁decision ▁she ▁has ▁never ▁made ▁before . ▁One ▁that ▁will ▁change ▁her ▁life , ▁as ▁parents ▁everywhere ▁expect ▁the ▁worst , ▁as ▁new ▁assistant ▁D . A ▁Y uki ▁Cast ell ano ▁prepar es ▁to ▁pro sec ute ▁a ▁high - profile ▁trial . ▁Det ect ive ▁L inds ay ▁Box er ▁purs ues ▁one ▁lead ▁after ▁another ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁murder er ▁who ▁tried ▁to ▁kill ▁her ▁friend . ▁However , ▁the ▁cl ues ▁do ▁not ▁seem ▁to ▁ease ▁the ▁solving ▁of ▁the ▁crime . ▁Who ▁will ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Target ▁be ? ▁ ▁L inds ay ▁Box er ▁has ▁to ▁solve ▁three ▁separate ▁myster ies ▁in ▁this ▁novel . ▁ ▁On ▁a ▁fer ry , ▁a ▁mad man ▁named ▁Alfred ▁Br ink ley ▁sho ots ▁people ▁and ▁hur ts ▁Cla ire ▁W ash burn , ▁LA ' s ▁ME ▁and ▁Box er ' s ▁friend . ▁I ke ▁Quint ana , ▁an ▁add ict , ▁volunt ary ▁points ▁the ▁police ▁to ▁Alfred ▁Br ink ley , ▁a ▁mad man ▁who ▁he ars ▁voices ▁in ▁his ▁head ; ▁while ▁Box er ▁is ▁wondering ▁how ▁to ▁contact ▁him , ▁he ▁sp ont ane ously ▁turns ▁himself ▁to ▁L inds ay ▁herself , ▁going ▁to ▁her ▁house ! ▁She ▁arr ests