A peaceful Minnesota town, where crime is something that just doesn’t happen, is about to face its worst nightmare. A young boy disappears. There are no witnesses, no clues—only a note, cleverly taunting, casually cruel. Has a cold-blooded kidnapper struck? Or is this the reawakening of a long-quiet serial killer?

A tough-minded investigator on her first, make-or-break case… A local cop who fears that big-city evils have come to stalk his small-town home… Together they are hunting for a madman who knows no bounds, to protect a town that may never feel safe again.

“Tami Hoag is the queen of the crime story.” —New York Post

A peaceful Minnesota town, where crime is something that just doesn’t happen, is about to face its worst nightmare. A young boy disappears. There are no witnesses, no clues—only a note, cleverly taunting, casually cruel. Has a cold-blooded kidnapper struck? Or is this the reawakening of a long-quiet serial killer?

A tough-minded investigator on her first, make-or-break case… A local cop who fears that big-city evils have come to stalk his small-town home… Together they are hunting for a madman who knows no bounds, to protect a town that may never feel safe again.

“Tami Hoag is the queen of the crime story.” —New York Post