Halifax homicide detective Allan Stanton thought he’d left the job behind to focus on rebuilding his relationship with his young son. But when a killer begins cutting a bloody path through the city’s underworld, his former partner calls him back into the hunt.
The murderer is working through a list, leaving behind cryptic clues at each gruesome scene. Are they meant to mislead the police—or do they point to something far more sinister? As Stanton digs deeper, the puzzle pieces begin to fall into place… and he realizes he’s staring down an unexpected enemy: the very next targets on the killer’s list.