It begins deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, at the site of a reported shoot-out. Investigator Colin Cellars cannot find a trace of perpetrator or victim--or even confirm that anyone has been killed. As he doggedly pursues the case, he realizes there is far more at stake here than murder. Someone--or something--will stop at nothing to prevent him from discovering the truth. For the truth is not "out there; " it is locked away in Cellars' own evidence file. And the evidence points to a killer far outside Cellars' experience--far outside any earthly experience. But who will believe one maverick cop?