Winner of three Edgars and a Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America Winner of three Gold Daggers, a Silver Dagger, and a Diamond Dagger for outstanding contribution to the genre from the British Crime Writers' Association The first young woman murdered has a bite mark on her neck, prompting the media to dub her killer "The Rottweiler." But soon it becomes clear that the Rottweiler is a serial garroter.