After an overhaul of leadership at the FBI's New York field office, A. X. L. Pendergast is abruptly forced to accept an unthinkable condition of continued employment: the famously rogue agent must now work with a partner. Pendergast and his new teammate, junior agent Coldmoon, are assigned to Miami Beach, where they are to investigate a brutal series of killings by a bloodthirsty psychopath. Preston & Child return with their #1 bestselling series featuring FBI Special Agent Pendergast.