Paul Masterson was once the best at what he did, the undisputed star of the DEA's strike force. Then, six years ago, an ambush on a Miami pier killed his two young proteges and left Paul half-blind, his confidence shattered. He fled his wife and children for the majestic silence of Montana, where he has lived a hermit's life - until now.Martin Fletcher is the diabolical DEA renegade who ordered Paul's death six years ago - just one step in an insanely single-minded drive for revenge against the colleagues he believes betrayed him. One day, he said, he would eat their hearts out. And Martin Fletcher is a man of his word.For six years, he's preyed on the families of his enemies. One by one, he's stalked them, stolen into their lives, destroyed them. Paul Masterson's family - his estranged wife, Laura, his teenage daughter and nine-year-old son - are Martin Fletcher's final target. The last family.And Paul Masterson, who once feared no one, must reach deep into his tortured being and recapture the strength, the fierce instinct to survive, that long ago made him Martin Fletcher's equal. He must discover a way to create a foolproof safety net around his family's home - all the while using them to lure an inhuman predator. And he must find the courage to face the people he loves most in the world. Read Less