Abandoned on a highway in the blistering heat of the Australian Outback, Yip Jones knows her odds of survival are slim. But when she stumbles onto a gruesome crime scene, she discovers something far worse than heat or hunger-a predator that's been hunting in the shadows, leaving a trail of blood in its wake. Who is killing people in the Outback? Why aren't the police investigating? And what role do the strange newcomers in town have in the chaos? To uncover the truth, Yip must follow the trail to its deadly end-because in the Outback, the monsters are more than just legend.