Synopsis: "Damian seeks clues to the reasons for his mother's suicide, to the blood red snow whose true color only he can see, to a recluse's visionary art and to himself."—Paul L. Grant "Damian learns that an upcoming exhibit by the reclusive artist Dalziel features a painting titled 'Cone Zero,' and then discovers the woman in the painting matches his only photograph of his mother. Embarking on a quest to find the artist and try to solve the enigma of his mother's life and death, Damian meets an elderly blind sculptor who tells him 'Cone Zero' refers to a device for seeing the future. Clue by clue, Damian pieces things together, following a path that he thinks is his own but may have been preordained."—Janice Clark