Jack Lear has overcome danger, depression, and death in his journey, but no matter how far he goes violence continues to haunt this Pittsburgh firefighters existence. Now Jack finds himself hunting "the Dark Man" who has caused so much pain in his life. His fight to protect the innocent has led him closer to the source of his torment, but has yet to bring the ultimate truth that he seeks. Can Jack defeat the man from his nightmares, even as his mind becomes more tortured and confused? Every man has his own Pandora's box that must be opened. After all, to know good and evil: is that not what makes us human? The Snakes of Strawberry Hill is the second novel in the Darkness at the Edge of Time series.