During a winter storm, a ravenous beast preys upon the people of a remote town and a pipeline construction company.Among them, a predatorial psychopath welcomes a master as cold and dark as his heart.Following a trail of carnage, retired police chief Sam Larsen, along with a hellbent group of men and a corrupt sheriff, desperately try to stop the beast before its contagious hunger spreads to others.A young mother, trapped inside her isolated home with her children, must do everything in her power to survive the night.FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing Independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction & fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories.The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress