The cold of winter has come to the far reaches of Long Island, New York. The summer people are gone. So is the sunshine. And in the dark, a man carries a body to the water’s edge. It’s not his first–and he’s not done yet…
 
The police are talking about suicides. But a handful of people suspect something darker is going on. One is a college teacher drowning himself in booze and dangerous sex. One is a former high school football star who wants a second chance. And between them is a mysterious private investigator who believes that a beautiful, amoral young woman is connected to the killings.
 
Soon, things will spin out of control. Clues will point in all the wrong directions. Then, it will be up to a few lost souls–men and women who know all about monsters–to bring a killer into the light….