Fate in plain sight. Major Crimes Detective Samantha Reilly prefers to work alone—she’s seen as a maverick, and she still struggles privately with the death of her partner. The only person who ever sees her softer side is Michael Turcotte, a teenager she’s known since she rescued him eleven years ago from the aftermath of his parents’ murder-suicide. In foster care since his parents’ death, Michael is a loner who tries to fly under the bullies’ radar, but a violent assault triggers a disturbing ability to view people’s dark futures. No one believes his first vision means anything, though—not even Sam Reilly. When reality mimics his prediction, however, Sam isn’t the only one to take notice. A strange girl named Tessa Masterson asks Michael about her future, and what he sees sends him back to Sam—is Tessa victim or perpetrator? Tessa’s tangled secrets draw Michael and Sam inexorably into a deadly conflict. Sam relies on Michael, but his only advantage is the visions he never asked for. As they track a cold and calculating killer, one misstep could turn the hunters into prey.

Michael Turcotte wants nothing to do with his so-called gift—the ability to see other people’s fates simply by touching them. Michael decides to spend his summer searching for answers about his past. He can’t rest without the sounds of forgotten tragedy echoing through his dreams, but reconstructing his memories will come with a whole new set of problems even he can’t foresee. Detective Samantha Reilly has always looked out for Michael, but now that she’s taken him into her home, she fears her maternal instincts are lacking. When a brutal gang sets off a chain reaction of crimes, Sam struggles to choose between the two most important things in her life: her job and her new foster son. Fate intervenes when Michael is kidnapped, forcing her two roles to collide. As Michael’s past meets Sam’s present, their bond will be tested while a city crumbles around them. They’ll need all their skills and a lot of luck in order to survive.

Words can manipulate minds and mobilize armies. They have the power to unite and to destroy. No one understands this better than Carter Wainwright, a cult leader who murdered Detective Samantha Reilly’s partner ten years ago then vanished. Wainwright has resurfaced in Fall River, and his influence is stronger than ever. The charismatic psychopath has never had a problem attracting fanatics to his sadistic causes, but now even the most unlikely are falling victim to his voice. After an attack at a psychiatric care facility where friends of her foster son, Michael, reside, Sam begins investigating the hospital and its mysterious new doctor. The clock ticks down as her investigations intensify. The stakes have never been higher as she tracks down the most dangerous foe she’s ever faced, not knowing who she can trust. But can she hunt a killer and keep Michael and his friends safe while a killer hunts them all?