Passions of the Dead

The scene is a bloodbath: Jared and Carla Walker lie brutally bludgeoned and stabbed to death, along with their young son, while their teenage daughter barely clings to life. Detective Wade Jacksons boss believes a gang of carjackers has graduated to home invasionand homicide. But there are other suspects in the mix: a bitter brother-in-law convinced the Walkers ripped him off big-time, a young heroin addict in forbidden love with the Walkers daughter, and the shady former employer who was being blackmailed by Jared Walker. Still, with only inconclusive forensic evidence and a sole survivor who cant remember anything, Jackson and his team are getting nowhere fast. And so is Jacksons personal lifeas he duels over money with his alcoholic ex, struggles to raise his teenage daughter, and fights to keep his high-pressure job from destroying his new romance. Add the looming specter of departmental downsizing, and things couldnt possibly get worse. At least until the only living witness to the massacre vanishesalong with the shocking truth buried in her mindand the killer follows in hot pursuit. See more