Sequel to Markheim: Sound and Fury. After fighting to keep her lover safe from a cold-blooded killer, Elsie Markheim realizes the war isn't over when her lover, Remy Keller disappears. Elsie begins the search for him but her discoveries only lead her to realize that the murder must be a member of her own family. When more family members turn up dead all over the world, she knows that the last person she expected should have been the first person on her mind.