Steve Madison set out to catch a killer-and barely escaped with this life. For the past three years a series of brutal vampire-style slayings have scandalized the world of rock music. Each of the killings has followed the appearance of a top band called The Screaming Tree, a group whose weird occult music had been called an orchestration of death. Music Industry trouble shooter Steve Madison joins the tour to catch the killer...and all bloody hell breaks loose! "One of my favorite writers . . . Enjoy! - Max Allan Collins "Stephen Mertz writes a hard-edged, fast-paced thriller for those who like their tales straight and sharp and full of dark surprise!" - Joe R. Lansdale