Agritty,smartthrillerfromaliterarysuperstarAkillerhasSeattleonedge.Theserialmurdererhasbeendubbed“theIndianKiller”becausehescalpshisvictimsandadornstheirbodieswithowlfeathers.Asthecityconsumesitselfinanightmarefrenzyofracialtension,apossiblesuspectemerges:JohnSmith.AnIndianraisedbywhites,Johnislostbetweencultures.Hefightsforasenseofbelongingthatmayneverbehis—buthashisalienationmadehimangryenoughtokill?