A serial killer stalks the streets of Spokane acting out a misogynist scriptfrom the dark heart of this culture. Across town a writer named Derrick hasspent his... » 

A serial killer stalks the streets of Spokane acting out a misogynist scriptfrom the dark heart of this culture. Across town a writer named Derrick hasspent his life tracking the reasonspolitical psychological spiritualforthe sadism of modern civilization. And through the grim nights Nika atrafficked woman tries to survive the grinding violence of prostitution. Theirlives and the forces propelling them are about to collide. Derricks currentproject is a book called Possession which asks the ontological question of whois responsible for the culture of domination thats destroying the earth. Whoactually benefits from a dead planet the endgame thats fast approaching? Whatif the answer is something way bigger than humans? Meanwhile with motivationsopposite to Derricks the serial killer is asking much the same question ofthe women he kidnaps as his final act of possessionand Nika is next.Derricks metaphysical explorations suddenly take on more urgency as visionsboth terrifying and sacred begin to intrude and past and future collapsewithout warning. All Derrick knows is Nikas name and her impending death. Theonly person who believes him is his partner Allison a woman with bothstrengths and scars whose past has led her to a commitment to justice nomatter what the cost. As the visions intensify and the killer draws nearerDerrick and Allison are compelled to act making themselves the next targets.Derrick must learn to negotiate a world of spirits and demons living and deadbefore its too late. And what hangs in the balance is not just their livesbut also the fate of life on earth. With Songs of the Dead Derrick Jensen haswritten more than a thriller. This is a story lush with rage and tenderness onits way to being a weapon. «