Fires ignite across Los Angeles. Empty houses erupt in daylight with no cause, leaving arson investigator Walter Sharpe baffled and his partner, restless ex–US marshal Andrew Walker, hungry for answers. Then another blaze miles away claims a life, and homicide detectives Eve Ronin and Duncan Pavone join the chase.
The burn patterns whisper a bizarre story. The corpse raises more questions than answers. What begins as two separate investigations soon tangles into one deadly web of fraud, fugitives, and fire.
As clues unravel, the detectives face a cunning arsonist whose brilliance is matched only by ruthlessness. To stop a catastrophe, they must risk everything. Thousands of lives hang in the balance, and in the ashes, the truth refuses to stay buried.
