A small Kansas town has turned into a killing ground. Is it a serial killer, a man with the need to destroy? Or is it a darker force, a curse upon the land? Amid golden cornfields, FBI Special Agent Pendergast discovers evil in the blood of America's heartland. No one is safe.

A luxury ocean liner on its maiden voyage across the North Atlantic, awash in wealth and decadence ... An ancient Tibetan box, its contents unknown, sealed with a terrifying warning ... An FBI agent destined to confront what he fears most--himself ...