Murder didn't end Nina Madden's life — it destroyed it. When
her father was charged with the serial killings of several
college students, Nina and her mother became pariahs in
their small Maryland town. Though Nina never believed the
hideous accusations, evidence led to her father's conviction
and guaranteed the death penalty. After the execution, Nina
left Stone River to escape the hatred and persecution... but
she couldn't shake the lingering doubts.
More than twenty years later, those doubts are stirred to
grim life. A new series of murders is plaguing Stone River:
a killing spree that bears a striking resemblance to the one
that sent Nina's father to the death chamber. And Nina isn't
the only one disturbed enough by the gruesome events to take
notice. Wes Powell, the cop who pursued the original case,
can't ignore the eerie similarities between the crimes...
nor their harrowing implications. Drawn back into a mystery
that refuses to die, Nina and Wes will cross paths on their
dangerous quest -— and find themselves in the crosshairs of
a bloodthirsty predator.