Brad Holden, a psychopathic serial killer who had given Inspector John Broden and Special Agent Alex Darby a run for their money just a few years earlier, has escaped from the Northern Michigan prison he had been locked away in. There is little doubt amongst law enforcement that Holden will be making his way back to Branch County, in an attempt to settle a score with Kelly Jo Carter, the woman he... had victimized for many years. Holden is not their only problem though, as somebody is torching buildings around Coldwater, and the primary connection between all of the fires, is the significance...

John Broden has worked for the Michigan State Police for nearly a dozen years. When women start disappearing from his small community, he seeks the resources and assistance of the FBI. Broden and Special Agent Alex Darby are then thrust into their worst nightmare; a serial killer who leaves the next body faster than the investigators can process the evidence from the previous one. Add in the fact that the killer is clearly trying to turn each victim into some unknown woman, and Broden and Darby definitely have their work cut out for them. They both know the key to solving the murders will be...

With an FBI Agent left for dead at the hands of serial killer Brad Holden, Inspector John Broden is on a mission to bring down the man responsible. There is a glitch in his plan, however, because he has officially been taken of the case and the FBI has taken over. Broden and Trooper Michaels launch their own investigation, albeit unofficial, when they feel the FBI is completely off base with theirs. It seems that everyone is chasing ghosts and grasping at straws, but John knows his theory is right. The federal investigators have followed a trail leading far from Branch County, and the home of...