The lonely dead

Grotesquely arranged corpses are turning up in remote locations across America: is it the work of a bizarre sect or a solitary serial killer? A guilty man on the verge of suicide makes a bizarre discovery in the deepest corner of the dark forests of Washington State - a discovery that threatens to overturn the whole of American history. Ward Hopkins and John Zandt, now full-time on the trail of the world's hidden murderers, become involved in a battle not just to save the lives of two individuals, but to protect something of far greater consequence - from those dedicated to destroying it. And in the background, as ever, are the shadowy Straw Men, exerting a mysterious and sinister influence on both individuals and historic events.