When a young babysitter is killed by a bullet, Winter
Massey suspects it's not an accident as local police first
decide. But when he delves into the happenings in the
Mississippi Delta, Winter begins to realize that something
insidious is going on and he accepts Sheriff Brad Barnett's
invitation to be a part of the investigation. So much for
his family vacation and hunting trip.
Quickly, Winter learns his first suspicions are correct --
Paulus Styer is back. This time, Winter is determined to
destroy that murdering master of disguise. But what brought
Styer to the area? Bodies are piling up and a young girl is
missing. Winter and Alexa Keen, his FBI agent friend who
faced Styer with him before, must quickly probe through the
disconnected events and figure out what is plaguing this
small-town community.
Mr. Miller delivers his usual tense, intelligent and
absorbing thriller. Winter Massey continues to be a hero to
love. Styer is a chilling bad guy who can easily give you
nightmares. Don't miss this series.
The murder was shocking in its brutality:
A thousand-yard high-velocity shot that left an innocent
nineteen-year-old babysitter dead on a Mississippi
plantation. At first, police called it a hunting accident.
But the killer left a calling card—for ex–U.S. marshall
Winter Massey. And when Massey investigates, he knows
exactly who the shooter is. He just doesn’t know why.…
Once Massey dueled an elite assassin. Now, in a
land of fading plantations and a booming casino industry,
this sworn enemy has resurfaced to play a cat-and-mouse
game of revenge. While Massey ignites a hunt for the
killer, another murder is committed and violent secrets
are exposed inside a powerful gambling conglomerate, in
the star-crossed family of a beautiful landowner, and even
within the FBI itself.… For Massey, the hunt for the
sniper is personal. But the more he learns, the more he
suspects that he’s being blinded by a whole lot of smoke
and mirrors—behind which lies the most explosive secret of
all.…