n nA cold-blooded kidnapper has been playing a twisted game with a terrified Minnesota town. Now a respected member of the community stands accused of a horrific act of evil. But when a second boy disappears, a frightened public demands to know: Have the police caught the wrong man? Is the nightmare continuing--or just beginning? n nProsecutor Ellen North believes shes building a case against a guilty man--and that he has an accomplice in the shadows. As she prepares for the trial of her career, Ellen suddenly finds herself swept into a cruel contest of twisted wits, a dark dance of life and death . . . with an evil mind as guilty as sin. n nPraise for Tami Hoag and Guilty as Sin n n Without a doubt . . . one of the most intense suspense writers around.--Chicago Tribune n n A chilling study of evil that holds the reader until the shocking surprise ending.--New York Times bestselling author Phillip Margolin n n The tangled relationships that lie just beneath the surface of Deer Lake are tantalizingly revealed.--The New York Times Book Review n n Accomplished and scary.--Cosmopolitan n