Seattle is a city paralyzed by fear. A serial killer is loose on its streets. And as each new victim surfaces -- chest slashed, eyes taped open -- the tide of panic rises. Driven by guilt and frustration, too exhausted to consider stopping, Detective Lou Boldt thinks he's finally gotten the break he needs to end the Cross Killer's twisted spree. But each new clue contradicts another. And each new corpse mocks Boldt's efforts. As he gets closer to the truth, he travels deeper into the tortured mind of a relentless killer . . . into the depths of his own fear . . . and into a whirlpool of madness more frightening than his worst nightmares.
