The Scent of Sin

The first body is brutal. The second is deliberate. By the third, Detective Alan Messer knows something is wrong. Fresh out of the academy and already under scrutiny as one of the only hybrids in homicide, Alan is determined to prove he belongs. But when a string of killings reveals patterns that feel ritualistic, almost intentional, his first solo case pushes him beyond procedure and into something darker. The evidence defies logic. His instincts whisper what reason rejects. As the body count rises, Alan must confront the possibility that evil isn’t just human—and that stopping it may require more than a badge and a gun. It may require faith. And if his belief falters, the darkness won’t stop hunting.