They are also caught by Erickson and Bryan ends up stabbing the other man as his Marie's Children DNA, paired with the dreams he'd been having, cause him to see Erickson as a threat. Despite this, they break into Erickson's house and find multiple stuffed monsters. He also reconnects with his ex-girlfriend Robin, a medical examiner for San Francisco.īryan and Pookie's investigations lead them to Jebidiah Erickson, but the two are fired by police Chief Amy Zou because they wouldn't leave the investigation alone. During this Bryan finds that Marie's Children are a humanoid species separate from humanity and that he is one of them. Sly and the others help Rex murder his abusive mother and then take him to a series of hiding places before taking him to 'Home'. Rex is eventually approached by Sly and a few members of Marie's Children, who tell him that he is their king and is destined to lead them to a glorious new future. The group is steeped in mystery as any records of the group- and their opponents 'The Saviors'- have been expunged from multiple places. Burns' Smith and find that the murders are being committed by a group called 'Marie's Children'.

Meanwhile, Bryan and Pookie investigate the crimes with the help of Pookie's former partner John 'Black Mr. He's initially unaware that he is the reason for the murders but finds himself genuinely enjoying the murder dreams, not only because he's witnessing his bullies' suffering but also because he finds the violence sexually appealing. Rex is extremely unpopular at his school and was frequently the subject of physical abuse by his mother and by a gang of bullies called 'Bo圜o'. Unbeknownst to the others, the monsters have kidnapped multiple individuals including the homeless junkie Aggie James.

During all of the murders Bryan and Rex both have a series of dreams where they see bizarre, monstrous people murdering the victims in the name of an as yet unknown king.

The two come across a series of ritualistic murders that appear to be initially unconnected but eventually prove to be related to a teenager by the name of Rex Deprovdechuk. This is in stark contrast to the personality of his partner Lawrence 'Pookie' Chang, who spends much of his time making wise-cracks and writing the series bible for a TV series he's developing. The book is set in San Francisco and is narrated from multiple perspectives, largely that of Bryan Clauser, a homicide detective known for his calm, cold demeanor. The novel was originally released in 2007 in podcast format, with a print format releasing in 2012 by Crown Publishing with some elements from the original version altered. Nocturnal is a novel and podcast by author Scott Sigler.

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