A serial killer is terrorizing Southern California, leaving a trail of victims who are young, athletic, and mutilated. Homicide Detective Connor Cromag has never worked a more baffling case: the victims show no sign of struggle, and the killer leaves behind no evidence. As his prey continues to elude him, Cromag finds himself in a desperate race against time to carry out justice-and eliminate an impending threat to the human race.This heart-stopping thriller has everything readers will want from a murder mystery, and will keep them turning pages long after the lights should have gone out.