Messengers of Death! They ride the night wind and hear the cries of the dead. After a deadly shootout in Texas, FBI Tracker Cat Morgan heads to Washington, D.C. Her plan for a boring trip quickly goes awry when she stops in Clinton, MS., and stumbles across a woman's body with a weird symbol carved on the forehead. The gruesome discovery triggers a disturbing clash with the local police chief. Kevin Hunter doesn't like federal agents, and he isn't buying Cat's ambiguous explanation. Kevin wants her out of his investigation and out of his town. When a second body with the same bizarre symbol turns up, Kevin is forced to accept Cat's help. A serial killer is using his town as a hunting ground, and the body count is rising When the killer fixates on Cat for his perfect sacrifice, even her arcane secrets may not save her.