Katie always looked after her beloved younger brother Chris - until she left him alone one selfish afternoon and their picture-perfect family fell apart. Now they're adults and haven't spoken in years. Detective Laurence Page is facing a disturbing crime scene. A wealthy philosophy professor has been brutally murdered. Alan Hobbes lived in a sprawling mansion - but one that remains half-ruined by a decades-old fire wind and rain howling through the gaping roof. Page has one suspect: Chris caught on CCTV at the house. But he has plenty of questions. Why would such a wealthy man not to repair his home? Why did he seem to foresee his death yet do nothing to stop it? And why was he obsessed with a legendary local serial killer? Katie has a chance to make up for the past. But she can't possibly imagine how much danger Chris is in. . .