When Casey first arrived at the off-the-grid town, an isolated community built as a haven for people running from their pasts, she had no idea what to expect, with no cell phones, no internet, no mail, and no way of getting in or out without the town council's approval. She certainly didn't expect to be the homicide detective on two separate cases or to begin a romantic relationship with her boss. The off-the-grid town of Rockton is an isolated community in Canada, built as a haven for people running from their pasts. There's no cell phones, no internet, no mail, and no way of getting in or out without the town council's approval. Casey Duncan has been put in charge of Oliver Brady, a dangerous criminal, but the council doesn't have a plan to keep him imprisoned. The longer Brady stays in town, the more people seem to die around him. Evidence indicates that someone inside Rockton is working as his accomplice. Now Casey must figure out who exactly Brady is-- and what crimes he's truly responsible for committing.

Sequel to: A darkness absolute.