For some, murder is a form of art...

A nursing student experiences the biggest shock of her life when she discovers her patient, prosecutor Derek Nicholson, brutally murdered in his bed. It is an irrational act: Nicholson had cancer and only a few weeks to live. However, what shocks Detective Robert Hunter of the Los Angeles Robbery and Homicide Division the most is what the perpetrator has left behind.

Hunter has no doubt that the killer is trying to communicate with the police, using a method he has never encountered before. What is the hidden message?

Just when Hunter and his partner, Garcia, believe they have found the first clue, a second body is discovered - along with a second message. However, there is nothing linking the two victims, and the progress they have made goes to waste.

Forced to collaborate with investigator Alice Beaumont, Hunter faces a race against time to put the pieces of the puzzle in the right place... before the Sculptor completes his masterpiece.

"The Sculptor" is the fourth novel by #1 bestselling author Chris Carter featuring Detective Robert Hunter.