The FBI sends in Maggie O'Dell, one of their best criminal profilers to assist Morrelli. Maggie has just returned from the case of Albert Stucky, a sadistic brutal killer. Her confrontation with Stucky has left her physically and psychologically damaged. She cannot sleep and has constant nightmares about that confrontation. Another young boy, Matthew Tanner, is killed in the same brutal manner, and a third is kidnapped.
All indications are that the killer is someone that the boys knew and trusted.
He is a member of he community. I don't like this type of book. I find there is enough horror in the daily news without reading about it. It is a compelling book. I found this to be a well-written books.