The relentless midsummer heat in Dallas may be the least of detectives Joseph Lattimar and Stefan Laureau's worries as they struggle against a madman who's claimed the skyscraper rooftops for his domain, leaving carnage in his wake. As Lattimar's team goes undercover to prevent more bloodshed, they realize much too late that the killer has them singled out for a fate much worse than his previous victims.

What does an apiary, an old Victorian house, a cottage, and a trailer park have in common? Bees, things that go bump in the night, a recluse, and three friends who will find out the hard way why a father is missing. Life is quiet and serene at an orchard workers' trailer park until one of the residents goes missing. No one is able to find Nathan's dad for three months, so he and his two friends follow an ominous trail that leads them to a recluse who only wants to be left alone, a wannabe cowboy, a mysterious beekeeper, and a dark figure who roams an old Victorian house during storms. Has...