When a genetically engineered monster kills three people in the lucrative tourist town of Bentley Harbor the town fathers hire Jack Tanner to help hunt it down and destroy it before the monster's rampage affects the dollars flowing into the local coffers. But how many half-human half-animal beasts are there? As Jack's investigation unfolds all of the town's well-kept secrets are revealed one by one. The lives of the power elite will never be the same in Bentley Harbor where there's not enough moral fiber to sew a quilt for a flea.