An electrifying standalone thriller that breaks all the rules! With an introduction by Stephen King. Death is reporter Jack McEvoy´s beat: his calling, his obsession. But this time, death brings McEvoy the story he never wanted to write--and the mystery he desperately needs to solve. A serial killer of unprecedented savagery and cunning is at large. His targets: homicide cops, each haunted by a murder case he couldn´t crack. The killer´s calling card: a quotation from the works of Edgar Allan Poe. His latest victim is McEvoy´s own brother. And his last...may be McEvoy himself.