Excerpt: "For a moment he struggled to scream, to move, to do anything to relieve his agony, but nothing would satiate his need for her. Deep thought and careful planning were necessary now, for he had taken the step toward the point of no return. Nothing could save him now. He needed this. It was time for him to come out. The beast inside was in charge now."

Murders no longer plague the Rue Morgue. Now, they are on the streets of suburbia in Landers, Wyoming.

James Ashton and Melody Quinn are paired together as the most unlikely partnership the Landers Police Department could ever dream up. Like gasoline and fire, their individual skills have potential to do great things, but they can decimate an entire forest if not properly harnessed. Each one has a past that can ignite tension, but their loneliness is also a problem.

Loneliness—it can be quite the driving force. It can even drive someone to the edge of madness, to kill. For our serial killer, will Quinn and Ashton be able to discover his identity or will they crash and burn? Only time will tell.