: Homicide Detective Alice Madison suspects the murders are tied to a 25-year-old cold case involving the "Hoh River Boys," three children who were kidnapped in the woods; one never returned.

: The killer leaves the cryptic phrase "thirteen days" scratched into the bedroom door frame. Simultaneously, a card with the same message is delivered to Nathan Quinn, a powerful lawyer at the victim's firm.

The novel follows a dual timeline that links a cold case to a modern-day massacre:

4 primary works • 5 total works. Alice Madison is a detective working in the homicide department of the Seattle Police Department. The Gift of Darkness (Alice Madison, #1) - Goodreads

: Madison has exactly 13 days to solve the link before the killer strikes again, forcing her to return to the dark forests of the Hoh River to confront a psychopath. Major Characters