Thomas fell in love with the Oregon Coast while filming his signature role as Anthony Short. Then his estranged daughter, Heather, died there, and Thomas fled. Now, he returns, not to solve his daughter's murder, but to see if he can live with himself and his past. Only someone leaves mysterious notes, signed Your Daughter, and birds die on his porch. Strangers report a man in a cloak who looks just like Thomas, but the fans who follow him everywhere don't see anyone. But Thomas knows something strange lurks in the shadows. Then more people die and Thomas realizes he holds the key to it all. He alone can solve the crisis, if he only dares... "Rusch's Facade] is an exceptionally effective casebook of abnormal psychology...Rich and revelatory. The ending is perfect." -Locus "Like early Ray Bradbury, Rusch has the ability to switch on a universal dark." -the Times (London)"