Description
Jessie Lightfoot is missing. So is her 2-year old son Jeremy. Jessie left behind her abusive ex-husband â€" with a knife in his chest. 42-year old Allison McLeod has been aware of her psychic abilities all her life and now she receives strange messages from the missing Jessie. Together with Special Investigator Andy Walker, she follows a trail through the rural communities surrounding Rock Bottom, Washington â€" and several other murders.. Twenty years ago Jessie's father was convicted of cannibalism and killed by the police. His family, all women, sacrificed and ate children. Jessie was raised by foster families, but now the women want her son. The investigation continues to unfold against a background of backwoods superstition, generations of inbreeding, and the real presence of evil, until the startling conclusion which almost costs Allison her life..