Kelvin J. Kettle

When a gruesome flayed corpse is discovered at the city dump in Boston, Massachusetts, detective John Quint is assigned to the brutal murder case. Quint and his partner, Bill Jennings are informed by the coroner that the male victim was beaten to death with a whip. When another body is discovered, the detectives soon learn of a suspect named Spikes, a beautiful but dangerous young woman who dresses in black leather. However, Spikes is only part of a frightening murder case that becomes plagued with elements of the supernatural. It proves to be something far deadlier than anything Quint and Jennings have ever encountered before. And the detectives later discover that their own lives may be in danger...