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A BIZARRE MURDER

When young Detective Cass Elliot responds to a report of domestic violence at the home of a prominent
businessman, she finds him violently murdered in the barnyard with his battered wife unconscious near the
tool that killed him. Still raw from her own unsolved attack six years ago, Cass is stunned when confronted
with graphic photographs scattered across their kitchen floor, and she wonders if the wife might've had
cause to kill her husband.

A COVERT WEB OF LIES AND EXPLOITATION

Cass and her partner Mitch Stone delve into a cunning world of blackmail and violence - and find a cult
concealed for nearly a century beneath the genteel, small town façade of Arcadia in East Texas. Their
investigation triggers a brutal response from powerful men who will protect their identities at any cost. They
unleash a ruthless killer whose actions create a media frenzy and destroy the fabric of trust within the police
department.

A PERVASIVE EVIL

Cass and Mitch circle closer to the cult's few members, following a slim lead into a night lit by fire. A night
that begins with a blood ritual and ends with Cass holding a man's life - or death - in her hands and
struggling to walk the fine line between vengeance and justice.

"This debut effort is further proof that there are undiscovered novelists
out there who can more than keep up with the big names. I expect we'll be hearing more
of Gae-Lynn Woods in the future. Tip of the hat to a remarkable book by a promising
talent."