Death in the Valley is the second installment for main character Andrew Keane. In this story, Andrew leads the Roanoke County Police Department's Office of Investigations team to search for a serial killer. High profile people are being killed and the victims are being branded, which would indicate a cult group is behind these killings. This case for Andrew goes from difficult to nearly impossible as his personal like takes a turn downward. Dealing with family issues, a new partner, a family health crisis, and an interesting young reporter who catches Andrew's eye, and you have the makings for a tangled web of events that somehow are all inter-related. With little going right for Andrew and his new partner JC, the Captain decides to take the investigation in a new direction completely undermining Andrew and his efforts. But despite the humble pie he is delivered, Andrew stays persistent and he and his partner continue the investigation only to discover that politicians and school board members have a quid pro quo. Just when Andrew and JC feel they have an angle, the killer throws a monkey in the wrench and their investigation teeters on going cold. When victim number three shows up, the media and more notably the County Board of Supervisors are ready to start firing "the incompetent" division of Roanoke County detectives. But an anonymous phone tip puts Andrew and JC on a track that could potentially lead them to the killer and the cult group behind the killings. The ending is a race against time as another victim is the target of the killer's vengeance. With time running out, Andrew and JC apply the pressure and hope to close the case before more people get killed, or they get fired.