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In a quiet Kansas community, a spate of murders threatens to unravel the town’s fabric. FBI Special Agent Chuck Pendergast is called in to investigate a series of killings that suggest a serial killer, a cruel human mind, or an ancient curse. As he delves deeper into the heartland’s secrets, Pendergast must confront both the darkness in the blood that stains America’s plains and the forces that may be beyond human understanding.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Douglas Preston
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