Some truths were never meant to be spoken.

Augur Bryn Ashton’s touch reveals truth, and, in a world where genetic mutations grant enhanced abilities, that makes him both indispensable and a target.

After a rare day off is cut short, Bryn and his lupine detective partner Gunnar Ericson are assigned to investigate Thanacrine, a synthetic drug that boosts gene-enhanced abilities but causes violent psychosis and death. The trail leads to mob boss Salvatore Russo and a biotech company with a suspicious agenda. To infiltrate their network, Bryn must team up with the enigmatic sanguine Giles Delacourt, his nemesis and former trainer, to pose as investors at a fundraising business event.

As the operation unfolds, the team uncovers illegal experimentation and possible federal involvement. A raid on a lab ends in tragedy, and a mission in Philadelphia nearly costs Bryn his life. With the body count rising, the emotional toll deepens, and so does the bond between Bryn and Gunnar.

The final showdown at a high-profile memorial turns Boston’s Cathedral of the Holy Cross into a bloodstained battleground. With tension mounting and a serial killer resurfacing, Bryn must rely on Gunnar and confront the cost of chasing truth when enemies are everywhere and nothing is as it seems.

Pulse-pounding and tense, this second installment in The Augur series raises the stakes and leaves Bryn treading a delicate line between survival and the vulnerability that comes with opening his heart to love.

Some minds were never meant to be touched.

Augur Bryn Ashton has been psychologically scarred after reading the mind of a serial killer, Doctor Everard Templeton, aka The Forest Ripper. Bryn’s testimony put Templeton behind bars, but in the process Bryn saw too much—glimpses of the killer’s obsessions, his appetites, and his intent. That moment of psychic exposure forged a connection Templeton refuses to let die.

Having escaped custody and evaded the FBI, Templeton returns to Boston with Bryn in his sights. He lays a meticulously engineered trail designed to pull Bryn in and punish him for daring to look into Templeton’s mind. The puzzles twist back on themselves, leading nowhere, but leaving innocent victims in their wake.

Detective Gunnar Ericson, Bryn’s partner and lover, finds himself thrust into a nightmare. How can he protect Bryn when Templeton always seems to be three steps ahead of them?

As Templeton draws closer, a confrontation becomes inevitable. His taunts are all part of a sadistic game designed to increase the pressure on Bryn and his team because Templeton doesn’t just want revenge—he wants Bryn to suffer for daring to see true evil. And refusing to blink.

General Release Date: 2nd June 2026