"Life is finally going smoothly for Lincoln Prairie, Illinois, police detective Marti MacAlister. She's happily married to Ben, and they and their children are at last coming together as a family. But when an arsonist starts targeting vacant houses and detonating bombs in their sleepy Chicago suburb, Marti's personal life is put aside as she and her partner, Matthew "Vik" Jessenovik, investigate this string of troublesome events." "Early on, as Marti and Vik are pulled back and forth across town, from one bombing scene to another, it seems as if their luck is holding, and that their bomber is getting his kicks with victimless acts. But why is their culprit bothering to destroy vacant places? Before the veteran detectives can figure it out, the body of Virginia McCroft is discovered amid the charred ruins of one abandoned home. Their luck has run out - murder is only the first complication as Marti and Vik are left with more questions than answers."--BOOK JACKET.