Early one morning, a body washes up on the pristine beach of an Oregon town. The dead man\"s shaven skull has been torn open, and his upper body is covered with neo-Nazi tattoos....

Undercurrents rise to the surface as Dell employs his mercenary soldier skills to follow the trail of a man who unwisely threatened his beloved wife, Dolly....

Formerly a nurse with Medicins San Frontieres, Dolly has become a defender and confidante to dozens of local teenagers. She refuses to accept that star softball pitcher MaryLou McCoy\"s gunning down popular Cameron Taft in a high school hallway is a typical school shooting....

Chicago--the reigning #1 city in homicides--has no shortage of deadly gangs. They all know the Cross Crew occupies a cinderblock bunker called Red 71 ... the last place you want to go, unless you\"re willing to risk it being the last place you go. The Crew is notorious for its deadly efficiency and its disinterest in anything but money....

Just before daybreak, a body washes up on a pristine beach. The dead man\"s skull has been bashed open, and his upper body is covered in neo-Nazi tattoos. An anonymous photographer e-mails an image of the scene to the local news, spurring the police to instantaneous response....