Close Enough to Kill

From the back cover of CLOSE ENOUGH TO KILL by Beverly Barton:

Adams County, Alabama, is a small, friendly place where everyone knows each other--- but not well enough, it seems, because Sheriff Bernie Granger has a serial killer on her hands, a total psycho who first romances, then stalks, kidnaps, and kills his victims. It's Bernie's first big case, a chance for her to prove herself to her new partner, Memphis police detective Jim Norton, but it won't be easy. This killer is uncannily smart. It's as if he knows what Bernie is thinking. And his next move is more than shocking---it's chillingly personal.