Before the great flood, in the time of Jared, greed like the breath of a viper snaked through the city of Eridu. An unfulfilled lust spread over the hearts of men, as dark as the clotting shadows of nightfall. Hul, reluctant lord over the wealthy house of Arad and kinsman redeemer for two widows, a fact that enrages his wife, struggles with a household of dour women and the murder of his uncle and a five-year-old boy, an event instituted by his mother and carried out by his slave. His affluent life is complicated by a beautiful woman he can't have and who lives in his quiet moments, the scent...

Stockpile food, firewood and especially toilet paper for cyber terrorism is at your doorstep. Leah Ballard soon discovers that surviving on her own with a ghost and a stray dog for company is a challenge in the best of times and terror filled when her absent husband, Frank comes home. Deep in a hidden government installation, Frank Ballard struggles to keep the country's lights on and only succeeds in making enemies of his superiors, sending the United States into chaos. Can he put up enough firewalls to get himself out of hot water before his boss pulls his plug? Literally.

Evil threatened to hang itself around Detective Jeff Davis' neck and block out large portions of his happiness. The only person who can help him and his partner, Zig, stop the killing is a missing trucker. But finding the man has become more complicated now that they have to start dodging bullets.