Hope falters. Sanity begins to fracture... Blank, staring eyes and dismembered limbs fill Kyra's vision. After the horror of the Carmichael District, Kyra continues her search, but avoiding the Mire's psychotic killer grows ever more difficult. Now, he may be targeting her. The mystery surrounding Gabe's brother's disappearance deepens as the suspect in custody is questioned, but speaks in riddles. If Gabe can decipher the strange clues, perhaps he can finally bring his brother's body home. Meanwhile, the murders in the Slip Mire are escalating. Kyra and Gabe face new, darker challenges in their search for missing brothers. Every victory brings setbacks and complications. They have little to push them forward now except determination and hope. Even that feels damaged. Investigate the deepest recesses of the Mire with Kyra, and the most isolated of country locales with Gabe in the third installment of this epic crime thriller! "Kyra [is] smart, resourceful, and gritty. She's got steel in her spine. This is the woman I think we need to see more of in fiction."-Rebecca A., The Missing Lynx