In the bedroom of a mansion near the sea, a handcuffed man struggles against his restraints.

He can’t remember how he was captured, but there’s a woman in the room with him. Walking toward him, she smiles as she holds a knife…

He knows he’s going to die.

And he knows who’s going to kill him.

When the man’s body washes up on a pristine white sand beach, married journalists Vivian and Leo Bronson search for answers. After finding out the victim was killed in a ritualistic murder, they uncover an ultra-secret cult whose members perform bizarre rituals. 

Going undercover to get the truth, Vivian and Leo find themselves face to face with a demented killer who believes that murder is a sacrifice worth making …

Note: This book is an updated and revised version of the previously published “The Prodigal Captive.”