The Roses of May

Four months have passed since the horrifying events at the Garden, leaving FBI agents Brandon Eddison, Victor Hanoverian, and Mercedes Ramirez grappling with the aftermath and dedicated to helping the "Butterflies" – young women held captive – adjust to a life they almost lost. As winter recedes and warmer days promise a chance at healing for the survivors, a chilling dread settles over the agents. The impending thaw signals the return of a brutal serial killer, whose macabre signature involves young women found in churches, their throats slit and bodies surrounded by carefully arranged flowers. Priya Sravasti knows this horror intimately; her sister was one of the killer's earlier victims. She and her mother have spent years fleeing, seeking new beginnings, but destiny has a cruel way of repeating itself. When Priya herself becomes the madman's next target, the hunt intensifies with a desperate urgency. Her unique insight and painful history make her an invaluable, yet incredibly vulnerable, asset to the investigation. The agents must work with Priya, hoping her desperate quest for closure doesn't lead her directly into the killer's deadly embrace.