It begins in Florida, where an adolescent meets his mother's new husband, Paul Botterman. Riley Taylor sees a simple, unsophisticated man. Paul is anything but simple. What starts as simple control soon escalates into abuse and violence Riley never thought he would witness. His brothers and sisters go silent and pale at the mention of Paul; their mother shows fear in her husband's presence. Riley and Paul become linked in a thirty-year nightmare that extends far beyond domestic violence and some missing girls in a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Through it all are the insane ramblings of a place called Zyzzx Road. A fundamental truth Riley must discover if he can ever find the answer to his thirty-year question: Who is Paul Botterman?