Brian Freeman

Spilled Blood Brian Freeman

Linked by the Spirit River, two rural Minnesota towns are locked in a deadly feud. In affluent Barron, a powerful and secretive scientific research corporation enriches its residents, while in blue-collar St. Croix, victims of that company's carcinogenic waste struggle to survive. The bad blood between the communities escalates into open warfare when the beautiful Ashlynn, daughter of the corporation's president, is found shot dead-and a St. Croix girl, Olivia, is accused of the crime. Olivia's mother summons her estranged husband Christopher, a Minneapolis lawyer, to defend his daughter. As Christopher struggles to unravel the mystery of Ashlynn's murder, he uncovers some ugly truths that endanger the residents of both towns. And looming over everything are the chilling, apocalyptic threats from a murderous psychopath known only as "Aquarius. "