by Joe Brusha & Brett Weldele Ward Hopkins never believed that his parents' death was an accident. And the more he digs for the truth the more sinister the secrets he uncovers. He has learned that the people he thought were his parents have some serious skeletons in their closet. What is their connection to the sinister group the Straw Men? The pieces are starting to come together and Ward doesn't like the picture that is being revealed. Will Ward be able to solve the puzzle of his past and in the process save Sarah Becker from The Straw Men's most prolific killer, The Upright Man? Time is quickly running out for both of them!