Publisher's Synopsis
When he was a child, Chief Inspector Michael McLaughlin witnessed the murder of a young servant girl. Now he is a hunter of evil men. Years of training have made him intimately acquainted with killer instincts-instincts that keep him alive on the streets of London. With the murderer finally within reach, Michael foolishly lets his guard down and is left for dead on the cobblestones, while the City of Saint John is burning to the ground. His nemesis escapes once more. Seth Shaw escapes to New Orleans determined to settle an old score, only to trigger the revenge of an opponent more cunning, and ruthless than himself.In a chilling tale of family secrets revealed, crushed hearts, and the loss of innocence, two ancient evils are brought to life and fight for the souls of the living.
