Meet Jack Coyle, arsonist extraordinaire. The allure of fire intoxicates him, yet time and again, it has been his nemesis: landing in juvenile prison in his teen years, now on the run from both the police and the criminal underworld.
Enter Vance Miller, a sheriff in Plymouth County, MA and a childhood friend of Jack. Vance has a big problem: six unsolved arsons, six houses torched, six families tragically wiped out. Frustrated law enforcement and a fearful public are clamoring for answers. Vance knows of Coyle’s sordid profession and figures, who better to help investigate a series of complex arsons than an arsonist himself?
What they ultimately unearth not only reveals the perpetrator of these horrific crimes but something equally heartbreaking.
William F. Carter has been writing since childhood and received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Creative Writing from Harvard University. In his spare time, he plays guitar in the rock band Faded Halo and participates in community theater. He lives near Boston with his wife and daughters. This is his first novel.