About the book: 2009 / A quiet, sleepy southern town turns into hell... Respectable doctor Warren Shields learns about the infidelity of his wife Elizabeth - and falls into violent insanity. He takes Elizabeth and her children are taken hostage, threatening to kill them if she does not find out her lover's name. The police surround the house and try to negotiate with the madman. However, Warren does not want to make any concessions, and for some reason his wife stubbornly remains silent. The hours of confrontation drag on painfully. The police do not know how to reach a person who does not want to accept reason. After all, every careless word can cost the hostages their lives.…