Only someone intent on murder would stop at Deanes Island near the Dark Cove of Deceit, and this one definitely had murder on his mind. The black water was the perfect cover for hiding a body, and once the fishes had feasted on it, days would pass before it would be found. From the author of MURDER IS ALWAYS EVIL comes the story of a crime so heinous even "evil" can't describe it. A young man is brutally murdered and once again Police Chief Noah Drinkwater must begin a desperate hunt for the murderer before he kills again.It's been just a few years since the second World War ended, and the residents of Fairhaven, Maine are starting to get their lives back to normal. No one wants to think about murder and mayhem, but news of the recent murder has spread like wildfire, and now they're hearing rumors of villainous activity on the waterfront. Someone has invited Crime to their peaceful town, and their uneasy thoughts are filled with terror.Noah and his officers furiously conduct a search for suspects only to realize they're looking for a murderer almost impossible to find. He may not even exist.But he does exist, and when they find him, they almost wish they hadn't.