Synopsis: Publisher's description: "[T]errifying prequel (or is it a sequel?) to the international best-selling "Skull Session"! "Puppets" brings back Investigator Mo Ford for a stunning psychological thriller that was first published in England and became a runaway Times of London bestseller. Called to investigate a gruesome homicide in the New York area, Mo Ford works with psychologist Rebecca Ingalls to explain why the murder so closely resembles the crimes of a serial killer who has long since been arrested. Is it a copycat crime, or did the police catch the wrong man? As more evidence emerges, Mo and Rebecca realize they have stumbled across something far more complex and horrific a secret U.S. military experiment conducted upon human beings. With so many forces behind the scenes, who is the real puppet master? And, knowing what they do, how will Mo and Rebecca survive?"