The Darkness They See: a Psychological Crime Thriller That Will Grip You, Twist You, and Break Your Heart. the One Thing It Won’t Do? It Won’t Let You Go.

In prisons everywhere, there’s a rule: men who hurt children pay for it. Protecting the vulnerable is supposed to be instinct. At least, for most of us.Cincinnati, 1990. Detective Ross Sager is leading the hunt for a precision-driven bank robber—clean hits, military tactics, never a wasted move. His job is simple: get the man in cuffs before anyone gets hurt. But someone does. And Sager will carry the blame forever.Five years later, he’s earned a second chance in the Sex Assault/Child Abuse Unit. The work is grim and the hours long, but for Sager, every victim saved is another step toward redemption. When he’s pulled into an FBI task force investigating a pay-to-view child-exploitation site called The Vault, he expects depravity. What he doesn’t expect is that the rot leads back to his city, his colleagues, and ultimately, his own home.When a child is targeted and a countdown begins, Sager has one chance to stop another life from being destroyed.Haunted by PTSD and the guilt of an innocent witness’s murder, Sager follows a trail that leads deep into corruption and privilege. The more he uncovers, the darker the truth becomes: These children aren’t falling through the cracks. Someone is pushing them.To end the darkness he’s chasing, he may have to invite it inside.