PORTRAIT OF DARKNESS… TV anchorperson Kate Callahan knew her investigation of a Nazi-confiscated masterpiece would shake New York's art world to its core. But she's shocked to discover horrifying links between her story and the serial killer stalking the city. His brushwork is exquisite. His composition is brilliant. And his "technique" has left three young women strangled. Kate can't see a connection between the victims—but she's increasingly certain something sinister lies beneath her elite sources' elegant veneers. Now Kate's best friend has disappeared. And she's putting her career at risk to expose the glittering illusions and darkest secrets of Manhattan's most powerful. But someone creating portraits in terror hungers to complete his nightmarish collection. While every lead and every lie is drawing Kate closer to becoming his ultimate masterpiece…