Gene Pool

Night comes to Whitton Falls and within the university town an insidious element is at work. Cate Somers becomes aware there is a hidden presence, alien and cold, surrounding fatal attacks on the local population.

Called on to help in the investigation of the attacks, along with the sheriff's nephew, Wyatt, a homicide detective from New York, Cate believes at first it is all routine. This changes when strange metal objects are found at the killing sites, objects that transform when touched.

The series of murders has left a trail of evidence that has its origins in a peculiar chemistry, one that can only come from beyond the Earth.