THE FINAL FARE

He thought he was driving strangers. He never realized he was judging them.Daniel Cross has spent four months rebuilding his life. He's sober. He's eating better. He's back in shape. His job a driver gives him a steady income, and for the first time in years, he believes he might actually have control of his life.Then he comes home early one night. What he discovers inside his RV destroys everything he thought he knew about his wife-and himself.The divorce comes quickly. So does the loneliness. Daniel moves into the California desert and spends his days driving passengers across San Bernardino County. Women become his obsession. During every ride, he talks to them, listens to them, and quietly judges their personalities.Some seem kind. Some seem genuine. Others seem selfish, bitter, cruel, or dishonest. And Daniel begins keeping track of the ones he believes are bad.Then those women start disappearing. As the miles accumulate and his passenger list grows, Daniel expands his territory, driving throughout Southern California and eventually far beyond it. He believes he's found a purpose: punishing people he considers morally corrupt.Then he picks up Tessa Winfrey. She's twenty-one, a churchgoing flight attendant, and unlike anyone he has ever met, she can hear thoughts.And Daniel sees something in her that he can't explain.