Byline: Murder Cordell Burgess is the writer Jack Mathis has been waiting for--a genius who crafts fiction of gripping intensity and powerful insights. But the young Chicago book editor doesn't even know Burgess's name. The mysterious author lives in a rural farmhouse far from the skyscrapers of the North Loop, mailing in his stories anonymously. When Jack decides to dig a little deeper, he doesn't like what he finds. Burgess is a serial killer...