First comes darkness, then comes fear Eve Duncan is back! Blockbuster New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen`s latest thriller brings Eve closer to discovering her daughter`s into a web of danger from which she may not be able to Eve Duncan returns in a thriller that pits her against the most evil mind she has ever encountered: a ruthless killer who taunts her with his every who has a special affinity for blood. When a Georgia senator`s daughter is found murdered, and her body drained of blood, Eve Duncan is drawn into the web of Kevin Jelak--a serial murderer who is on Eve`s short list of killers who might know something about her missing daughter Bonnie. When a goblet of blood is found in Eve`s refrigerator, she knows the taunting is the games have begun. As Eve and Jelak engage in a dance of death, Eve must call upon those she loves and trusts the if it means bringing them into the game as well.