Ryder: Steele Shadows Investigations

He's an ex-con who just wants to be left alone. She's stranded in the middle of a blizzard-a broken soul . . . an invitation to danger.

When Louise Sloane's search for a missing person brings her to the snow-covered town of Berry Springs, she's forced to confront the unthinkable: the case is tied to the infamous String Strangler. Her quest for answers leads her to the home of a reclusive former inmate with eyes as cold as ice.

After spending ten years in federal prison, Ryder has one goal in life: to be left alone. But when a stranded motorist shows up on his doorstep, he wants nothing to do with her-or her curves-until she uncovers his secrets and unearths a link to the past that could destroy everything.

Then, a body is discovered on Ryder's land, and the killer's game becomes terrifyingly personal.

With his freedom on the line, Ryder must risk going back to prison for life- or saving the woman who has become his reason to fight.