. A man with a secret life risks everything to clear his name in this "ingenious suspense thriller "( The New York Times Book Review ) from the bestselling author of the Penn Cage series. By day, Harper Cole trades commodities from his isolated home in the Mississippi Delta. By night he leads quite a different life, serving as a systems operator for an exclusive, annonymous erotic online service that caters to the rich and famous. But now a stranger has penetrated the network's state-of-the-art security, brutally murdering six celebrated female clients. Falsely accused of these horrible crimes, Harper realizes there's only one way to lure the elusive madman offline and into the open. But as he enacts his daring plan, Harper will put everything and everyone he holds dear directly in the path of a brilliant, unstoppable killer... Publisher Penguin Publishing Group ISBN-10 0451180410 ISBN-13 9780451180414 Book Title Mortal Fear Author Greg Iles Format United Kingdom- a Format Paperback Language English Topic Crime, Thrillers / Suspense, Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, Mystery & Detective / General Publication Year 1998 Genre Fiction Number of Pages 720 Pages Age Range 18-Up Grade from Twelfth Grade .