I'D LIKE TO HAVE YOU FOR FIVE MINUTES. A GOOD, SHARP SCALPEL WOULD OPEN YOU UP LIKE A GODDAMN OYSTER: ZIP, ZIP. LIKE A GODDAMN CLAM

His guards slain, Bekker, the insane pathologist from 'Eyes of Prey', flees to New York, there to continue his gruesome experiments, searching his victims' eyes for what they can reveal at the moment of death. In desperation the New York police turn for help to Lucas Davenport - the detective who first caught Bekker. It was Davenport who left Bekker's once beautiful face a mass of scars. He should have finished the job then - this time he may not get the chance.

"John Sandford is a brilliant writer."

THE GUARDIAN

"Thriller lovers are in for a deliciously chilling time. Crisp, fast-moving... when it comes to portraying twisted minds, Sandford has no peers."

ASSOCIATED PRESS

"Another chilling journey to the dark side, in a gripping plot filled with harrowing twists and shocking turns."

HOUSTON CHRONICLE

"Outstanding... a sensational, blood-curdling thriller"

NORTHERN ECHO