Is there pure evil? Small animal carcasses - a rat, a rabbit, a squirrel - appear in Charlotte, North Carolina, mutilated and staged in a bizarre way. Forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan deeply hates animal cruelty. Their concern grows as the discoveries become more and more macabre. She tries to track down the perpetrator at full speed. Because it seems to be only a matter of time before a person becomes a victim ...