The lives of seven young girls in Austin, Texas hang in the balance. APD Detective Sergeant Craig Rylander and Psychologist Amy Clark race against time to find them. The Austin Monster, presumed kidnapper, has apparently grabbed them off the streets, leaving no trace, no clues.Will Rylander and Clark be able to solve the case and find the girls? Craig, with his years of no-nonsense investigating style, putting criminals behind bars? Amy, with her perceptive insight into the violent criminal mind? And, if the girls are found, will they be alive? Dead? Or somewhere in between?