Terror stalks the streets of Bayou Breaux, Louisiana. A
suspected murderer is free on a technicality, and the cop
accused of planting evidence against him is ordered off
the case. But Detective Nick Fourcade refuses to walk
away. He's stepped over the line before. This case
threatens to push him over the edge.
He's not the only one. Deputy Annie Broussard found the
woman's mutilated body. She still hears the phantom
echoes of dying screams. She wants justice. But pursuing
the investigation will mean forming an alliance with a man
she doesn't trust and making enemies of the men she works
with. It will mean being drawn into the confidence of a
killer. For Annie Broussard, finding justice will mean
risking everything--including her life.
The search for the truth has begun--one that will lead
down a twisted trail through the steamy bayous of
Louisiana, and deep into the darkest reaches of the human
heart....