About the book: 2018 / Detective Sheppard has a reputation as a capricious and cruel police officer. But he remains the best detective in the department. Maybe that's why, or to get rid of him, the captain entrusts Sheppard with a suspicious case of missing people. For strange reasons, the authorities turn a blind eye to the crimes and hide the evidence. Trying to understand what is happening and where the clues will lead, Sheppard discovers an ancient cult that has entangled the entire city in a network. The investigation turns into a fight for survival, with the cultists resorting to any means necessary to stop Sheppard..