EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE by M. William Phelps

 This is one of my ancient paperbacks and I bought it at The Book House in Rock Hill, Mo. in 2005. I used to take the motorcycle to this store on Manchester in Rock Hill.

***I just learned that this store was torn down in January of 2014. That's a damn shame, but apparently the owners opened at a new location.  

Refinished Tu 6/15/21. There is no date on the flyleaf when I bought the book, but on that day I went to see 'GRIZZLY MAN' at The Frontenac. 

The book is about Gary Evans who was a multiple murderer and master thief of antique stores in upstate New York (near Albany).

He killed two antique store owners and three of his 'partners'.

The book is about the relationship that Evans had with New York State Police Senior Investigator James Horton. Horton initially thought that Evans was a very smart young man who had a terrible upbringing and just needed a chance. He had no idea that Evans was also a killer. 

Evans never made it to trial because he busted out of a police van and jumped off a bridge. He had hidden a handcuff key in his sinuses. 

When Evans was in Sing Sing he was friends with The Son of Sam. They were both avid weight lifters.

Evans was also a dedicated camper and he could hide for long periods of time (winter or summer) in remote areas of New York. 

From Amazon:

"Con Man    

In December 1989, in upstate New York, Gary C. Evans, 35, a master of disguise and career criminal who had befriended David "Son of Sam" Berkowitz, began weaving a web of deadly lies. Evans told a female friend that Damien Cuomo, the father of her child, had deserted her. Of that he could be certain, since he'd killed Cuomo, and subsequently struck up a ten-year romance with the woman while tricking her into believing Cuomo was still alive.  

Law Man 

Evans first met New York State Police Senior Investigator James Horton in 1985, when Evans fingered Michael Falco, 26, as the brains behind their theft team—yet failed to mention that he'd murdered him. Then, two local jewelry dealers were killed. In 1997 Tim Rysedorph, 39, another old friend, went missing. Was Evans responsible? Horton launched a nationwide manhunt to uncover the truth.  

End Game

For more than 13 years, Evans and Horton maintained an odd relationship—part friendship, part manipulation—with Evans serving as a snitch while the tenacious investigator searched for the answers that would put him away. After Horton used Evans as a pawn to obtain a confession from a local killer, Evans led Horton in a final game of cat-and-mouse: a battle of wits that would culminate in the most shocking death of all."