(Book 1) A killer is on the loose in Falcon City, leaving a gruesome trail of murders in his path. Top homicide detective Jack Dreary searches the killer out. However, complications arise when he stumbles across what seems to be a department conspiracy. What is worse is the blacked out memories of his past are coming back to haunt him in his dreams. Jack hunts the streets for a madman though begins to wonder if he's not that far off himself.