num_pages: 311
description: Following the brutal killing of a young girl, Miami reporter Malcolm Anderson becomes obsessed with the search for a ruthless mass-murderer, when the killer begins to call him to announce his crimes
language: English
title: In the Heat of the Summer
titlecomplete: In the Heat of the Summer
genres: Mystery, Suspense, Detective, Thriller, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 2101
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best First Novel
publisher: Scribner