In the follow-up to the National Book Award–longlisted Shutter, Navajo forensic photographer Rita Todacheenegrapples with a fanatical serial killer—and the ghosts he leaves behind.A dual-voice cat-and-mouse thriller, told from the points of view of a killer who has created his own deadlyreligion and the only person who can stop him, an embattled young detective who sees the ghosts of his Nativevictims.In Gallup, New Mexico, where violent crime is five times the national average, a serial killer is operatingunchecked, his targets indigent Native people whose murders are easily disguised as death by exposure onthe frigid winter streets. He slips unnoticed through town, hidden in plain sight by his unassuming nature, whilethe voices in his head guide him toward a terrifying vision of glory. As the Gallup detectives struggle to put thepieces together, they consider calling in a controversial specialist to help.Rita Todacheene, Albuquerque PD forensic photographer, is at a crisis point in her career. Her colleagues arewatching her with suspicion after the recent revelation that she can see the ghosts of murder victims. Herunmanageable caseload is further complicated by the fact that half the department has blacklisted her forratting out a corrupt fellow cop. And back home in Tohatchi on the Navajo reservation, Rita's grandma is gettingolder. Maybe it's time for her to leave policework behind entirely—if only the ghosts will let her.