Publication Date: August 28, 2026
The girls walk arm-in-arm, laughing through the quiet late-night streets of Manchester Bay, celebrating their homecoming weekend. But arriving home, the laughter dies. Their best friend Cami lies still on the floor, hair splayed on the carpet, and rope marks all around her throat…
When university student Cami Margot is found murdered, Agent Tori Hunter and Detective Will Braddock are among the first on the scene. For Tori, the image of this smart young woman with her whole life ahead of her being hunted down is instantly seared in her mind. The team quickly realizes the murder weapon—a purple, gray and black nylon rope—is an exact match of that used in the murder of another student.
Tori teaches Criminal Justice at the university. Knowing the students trust her implicitly, Tori asks questions all over campus and soon learns that both girls were members of Lake Frat. The group plan secret parties at each other’s lakeside homes, away from prying eyes… and when the rope is linked to a boat from one of the parties, it’s clear the girls were killed by one of their own.
Does a psychopath walk amongst the university students, attend their classes, join in their parties, cheer at their sporting events all while plotting their next kill? The students ask could they be next? Someone has been hunting these girls. But Tori is a hunter, too… even if the prey is closer to home than she ever thought possible.
A totally addictive crime thriller that will have you racing through the pages late into the night! Anyone who loves Debra Webb, Kendra Elliot and Robert Dugoni will be completely hooked.
Agent Tori Hunter brings her extensive knowledge to a college campus, only to be unwittingly drawn into a cat-and-mouse game amid a series of murders.
AuthorRoger Stelljes ups the stakes in Hunt You Down, which marks the ninth installment of the series featuring Tori. While it can be read as a standalone, a deeper understanding of recurring characters relies on reading in sequence.
With Detective Will Braddock in tow, Tori and the team are called to investigate a brutal campus murder. Following the evidence leads to an elite group of students connected to secret parties.
What happens, though, when all of their carefully collected evidence is called into question? Tori and Will realize there’s a much more serious game afoot.
Justice sometimes comes in unexpected ways. The fascinating twists reveal a psychopath eager to push limits, offering a true battle between good and evil.
Hunt You Down provides an exhilarating chase featuring an unexpected culprit.
Roger Stelljes is the acclaimed New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of pulse-pounding murder mystery and suspense novels, including the Tori Hunter and McRyan Mystery Series. Roger’s crime thrillers are noted for their fast-paced, yet intricate plots filled with layered and complex characters.
Roger started his first novel in July 2002 while on vacation in Minnesota’s Brainerd Lakes area and has been writing ever since. His debut book, The St. Paul Conspiracy, was nominated in genre fiction for the Minnesota Book Awards along with finalists Brian Freeman and William Kent Krueger. With his follow-up, Deadly Stillwater, where Vince Flynn hailed Roger as a “powerful new thriller voice”, he won the Midwest Independent Book Publishers award for commercial fiction.
Born and raised in Minnesota, Roger still lives there with his family. In addition to his work as an author, Roger is a partner in his law firm. Roger is an avid sports enthusiast and enjoys spending time outdoors boating, attending hockey games, and honing his golf game.
