The story takes place present day. It revolves around a genius of a Naval Intelligence officer named Ryan Evans. Ryan is an analytical machine. His job with the Naval Intelligence is to process intel received from intercepted communications, satellite imaging, from field evidence, and from other resources. He looks at life as a puzzle, or game, so to speak. Every problem has a capable resolution; every code can be cracked.
While Ryan is stationed in Iraq, he is taken hostage by insurgents who blow up his convoy. It is in this moment that this man, whose brain is as sturdy as iron, begins to deteriorate under the torture and graphic horrors delivered by his captives.
Being mindful that his life was the military, his family back home in Texas is falling away from him.
During his tour, back in Texas, a serial killer is on the lose. A serial killer who wishes to find for himself a daughter to replace the one he once lost. This killer receives his nickname 'BoneMan' because of what he does to his victims. He kidnaps young women whom he wishes to "adopt," and after discovering that each one cannot love him as a father the way he wants them to, he stakes their limbs to the ground and proceeds to break every single bone in their body. He leaves his victims alone, in agonizing pain, and suffering from massive bleeding caused by internal damage.
When Ryan finds out that his daughter is taken by the BoneMan. His weapon of a mind aims to track down this murdering lunatic.
That is the main plot without giving away any of the 'good stuff.' If you like thrillers that make your skin crawl and your mind lost in making sense of what's happening, you should read this book. If you don't like mysteries, don't read it.
Ted Dekker, you're amazing dude.
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