For Detective Joe Lombardi, when a gruesome murder is discovered the first place he turns to for answers is the nearby canal. Besides the mysterious shapes that swim beneath the water’s surface and the odd fevers that plague the surrounding neighborhood, the canal has a reputation for ruining people’s lives -- Joe’s included.

But to Joe’s ambitious partner, Alan D’Angelo, Joe is little more than a liability, a chain-smoking failure who stands in the way of a much coveted promotion. Determined to turn the occasion of their investigation to his favor, Alan vows to end Joe’s career by beating him to the killer and currying favor with their new boss.

Except there’s one horrifying problem: the killer just might be a canal-dwelling creep with a taste for human flesh. And unfortunately for the two detectives, the longer it eludes capture, the more unstoppable its hunger will become...and the faster both men's lives will begin to dangerously unravel.

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