This is the third book in the red tide series, and once again Roland and Erik Borg and their talented cat Telesphorus are drawn into another weird investigation. This time they respond to a call from a former protege, to solve some mysterious disappearances in the American Northwest. Rabid horror and strange malevolent women appears to stalk the streets of Seattle and the nearby towns, but this dark menace is not what it seems, because it has an inexplicable link with the forest where the usual tranquility is slowly being threatened. The trio is baffled and confused as their investigation uncovers further chilling incidents and implausible discoveries, and they are faced with a mystery of growing proportions that now threatens their own safety. Once again Roland's alien paranormal abilities are brought to the fore, and along with Erik's usual resourcefulness and the guile of the telepathic Telesphorus, they make a determined effort to seek out the secrets and origins of this evil. With the assistance of their protege and their two new friends, they form themselves into a tight and formidable pack, and set about solving the ambiguity and ending the incredible threat which then confronts them."