Publisher's Synopsis
When loss can mean your life Nick Shannon is trying to resurrect his life after the mercy killing of his sister. He's learned a new trade and is now seconded to the Fraud Squad. Sent undercover to investigate the murder of a financial director found stabbed by a chisel and mutilated by a scourge, Nick faces a wall of secrecy. Why does the company recruitment policy favour the young and beautiful? What is the real purpose of the religious cult headed by the Christ-like figure of Brother James? Nick hopes to find answers when he is asked to fill the vacancy in the order of thirteen...