A missing couples report and a mutilated body. Two years apart, the same house. Coincidence or something more sinister?When Lt. Flynn lands a missing couple's case, he finds no evidence of anything amiss. There are no signs of a struggle or foul play. The only clue lies in a dog-eared notebook, but is it true?Two years later, a mutilated body is found in the same residence. Lt. Carter is assigned the case, and now, he's faced with a life-altering decision. Can he afford to ignore the evidence that Sgt Alvarez reveals to him - the same evidence that led to his partner's disappearance? How many people will die before Carter brings the truth to light? Who will believe in the existence of a genetically manipulated monster? ------------ "It Lives in the Basement" is a 2016 Readers' Favorite Finalist in the Fiction - Fantasy - Urban genre