'one Of The Best Crime Thrillers Of The Year' Lee Child 'a Masterful Novel' Harlan Coben 'a Bright New Star' James Patterson Six Minutes - That's All It Took To Ruin Detective Ted Conkaffey's Life. Accused But Not Convicted Of Abducting A Teenage Girl, He Escapes North, To The Steamy, Croc-infested Wetlands Of Crimson Lake. Amanda Pharrell Knows What It's Like To Be Public Enemy Number One. Maybe It's Her Murderous Past That Makes Her So Good As A Private Investigator, Tracking Lost Souls In The Wilderness. Her Latest Target, Missing Author Jake Scully, Has A Life More Shrouded In Secrets Than Her Own - So She Enlists Help From The One Person In Town More Hated Than She Is- Ted Conkaffey. But The Residents Of Crimson Lake Are Watching The Pair's Every Move. And For Ted, A Man Already At Breaking Point, This Town Is Offering No Place To Hide . . .