The Black Demiurge

San Francisco is gripped by fear as a serial killer stalks the streets, leaving bodies - and baffling ciphers - in their wake. Each message is a taunt, splashed across headlines and police briefings, daring anyone to crack the code.

For Icky Taylor, a sharp-eyed, chronically bored office worker, the case is just another grim curiosity - something to follow during breaks. Until the police arrest a homeless man Icky knows, a gentle soul who couldn't hurt anyone, at the scene of the latest murd...