John Palmer

An ambitious newspaper crime reporter becomes the unwitting ally of a vicious serial killer. A routine investigation of a shocking murder takes a bizarre twist when the killer contacts the reporter and appoints him his personal spokesman. As the killer's calls and clues increase, the reporter is lured into a deadly trap.

A miami newspaper reporter becomes the sole contact for a maniacal killer, but as the headlines (and murders) continue, it becomes a question of who is "using" whom. Based on the novel "In the Heat of Summer" by John Katzenbach.

A miami newspaper reporter becomes the sole contact for a maniacal killer, but as the headlines (and murders) continue, it becomes a question of who is "using" whom. Based on the novel "In the Heat of Summer" by John Katzenbach.

A reporter's latest assignment may be his last when he becomes entangled in a web of murder and mystery. A deranged killer alerts him to each successive victim--including the newsman's girlfriend--in this harrowing 1985 thriller starring Kurt Russell.