An Alex Delaware thriller - compulsive, intriguing and unputdownable. A woman's body is found in marshland outside LA. By the next morning the police have discovered the decaying corpses of three more women. Details of the crimes suggest a serial killer is prowling LA's gritty streets. But when a new murder deviates from the pattern, derailing a possible profile, Alex and Milo must look beyond the suspicion of madness... and consider an even more sinister mind at work. There are no easy answers, for the darkest of drives and desires will fuel the most devious of foes.