"Nine-year-old Ann has been taken to a nature reserve for an outing by her Aunt Rachel. A sudden downpour spoils their picnic but just before they run for the car Rachel becomes aware of a strange young man staring at them.". "After his panic subsides, Mart realizes that the woman and child are the only people who can connect him to the girl he's just strangled. He concludes that he must find and dispose of them. So he begins to hunt for them, stalking them, terrifying the inhabitants of the small Australian town in which they live." "As in all of Carlon's subtle psychological thrillers, the climax of this novel is utterly chilling."--BOOK JACKET.