Anogete's Journal

I figured it out! You were close, too! The book was by Richie Tankersley Cusick, but it was called "Silent Stalker". Someone in the whatwasthatbook community recognized my description. Once I saw the cover, I recognized it immediately. It's weird because I don't remember reading any of Cusick's books when I was a kid, but now that I browse through her bibliography, I recognize so many names.