A Gentle Murderer by Dorothy Salisbury Davis is a classic psychological mystery, which is not usually my favorite thing. However, I had an ARC of the re-issued e-book version not too long ago, and surprised myself by liking it. It's just really well plotted and written IMO, even if I'm not generally fond of the genre. It's on sale right now in the US for $1.99, and it's discountable at Kobo US. Note that there are two versions - this is the Open Road version, and not the Poisoned Pen Press/Library of Congress one, so check the price carefully before you buy.
Kindle US:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HWKHR5W
Kobo US:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/a-gentle-murderer
Spoiler:
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On a hot Saturday night in Manhattan, Father Duffy sits in a confessional, growing alarmed as he listens to the voice of a distraught young man who speaks of bloody hair and a dead woman and a compulsion to do things with a hammer that he does not understand. Before the priest can persuade the man to confess to the police, the killer flees, still clutching the hammer.
The next day, Father Duffy learns that a high-class call girl on the East Side has been savagely murdered, and no suspect has been found. As he searches for the disturbed young man who he fears will kill again, cerebral New York Police detective Sergeant Ben Goldsmith takes the lead in the investigation of the call-girl murder, racing against the clock to catch a very clever killer who, when enraged, cannot control his need to swing a hammer.
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