New York Times bestsellerNew York Times bestselling author Greg Iles returns to the haunting Southern landscape he knows so well with this magnificent psychological thriller rich in forensic detail and penetrating insight into the nature of evil. Catherine "Cat" Ferry is a forensic odontologist, a specialist in bite marks and the clues they provide. A world-class scientist, she secretly attempts to manage her fragile psyche with alcohol, delving into the minds of rapists and murderers yet never allowing her own frightening past to creep into the foreground. Then one morning she"s paralyzed by a panic attack at a grisly murder scene in New Orleans. When she retreats to her family"s secluded antebellum estate in Mississippi, Cat is shocked to accidentally discover clues to the murder of her father decades ago. Soon, both she and the FBI realize that the murders occurring now in New Orleans are bound up with Cat"s family and her past. Greg Iles lives in Natchez, Mississippi Iles is the award-winning author of many New York Times bestsellers, including The Footprints of God, The Quiet Game, Mortal Fear, Sleep No More, and 24 Hours (released as the major motion picture TRAPPED)