August 2005. Devastation has hit New Orleans leaving thousands stranded in a city lost in destruction. Captain Patti O'Shay is a straight-laced female cop assigned to maintain order during the city's time of crisis. In the midst of it all, her husband shows up dead and a gruesome discovery in the one of EPA approved dump sites, is the start of a serial killer, and that launches the book.

At first, I wondered how Spindler was going to work with the devastation of Katrina, but by page ten I couldn't believe the amount of research and information she had laced through her work--and all of it was interesting to the point of fascination! This is my first Spindler novel and I discovered that she's a writer that began in the 1980s in romance and then crossed over to suspense/mystery. Her romantic roots still linger in her writing, but I was also very impressed, again, with her technique and ability to detail crime scene investigation. I have to say it goes beyond watching a season of CSI. Overall, this book will keep you holding on, like a good ride, in the classic fight of good versus evil.