On a chilly Oregon morning, a policeman is found slain near the homeless camp where he’d been passing out blankets the night before. When Detective Jackson is called to the scene, witnesses point to a pair of mentally ill street twins as the likely perpetrators.

As the case progresses and arrests are made, the homeless community revolts against the police, and the chaos pulls detectives away from their investigations. Tension mounts, and the evidence begins to link a series of sexual assaults to the death of the murdered officer. The task force is quickly faced with a dangerous decision: Should they risk the life of another young victim to catch the killer?

L. J. Sellers writes the bestselling Detective Jackson mystery/thriller series—a two-time Readers’ Favorite Award winner—as well as the Agent Dallas series and provocative stand-alone thrillers. Her sixteen novels have been highly praised by reviewers, and she’s one of the highest-rated crime fiction authors on Amazon.com.

Sellers resides in Eugene, Oregon, where many of her novels are set, and is a Grand Neal Award–winning journalist. She’s also the founder of Housing Help, a charity dedicated to keeping families from becoming homeless. When not plotting murders or working with her foundation, Sellers enjoys stand-up comedy, cycling, social networking, and mystery conventions. She’s also been known to jump out of airplanes.