A cold-blooded kidnapper has been playing a twisted game with a terrified Minnesota town. Now a respected member of the community stands accused of a startling act of evil. But when a second boy disappears, a frightened public demands to kw: Have the police caught the wrong man? Is the nightmare continuing . . . or just beginning? Prosecutor Ellen North believes she s building a case against a guilty man and that he has an accomplice in the shadows. As she prepares for the trial of her career, Ellen suddenly finds herself swept into a cruel contest of twisted wits, a dark game of life and death . . . with an evil mind as guilty as sin. Accomplished and scary. Cosmopolitan A page-turner. Chicago Tribune