The bloody murder of her mother when she was a teenager made Lydia Strong into a woman obsessed with bringing brutal killers to justice. Now thirty-years-old, she is a reclusive bestselling true crime writer and investigative consultant whose intuitions never fail her. The latest case to capture her attention is the disappearance of three adults, all loners whose sudden absences aren't missed. The Santa Fe Police don't see a pattern, but when another woman disappears, her apartment left streaked with blood, Lydia and P.I. Jeffrey Mark begin a relentless investigation. But it is only when the killer ups the ante and goes after Lydia that, just like fifteen years ago when she put the FBI on the trail of her mother's killer, the real hunt begins... The childhood murder of Lydia Strong's mother has turned her into a woman obsessed with bringing brutal killers to justice. The reclusive, bestselling true-crime writer and investigative consultant has made a life out of chasing monsters. And her powerful intuitions rarely fail her. When three adults-loners, drifters-go missing, no one seems to notice except for Lydia. Enlisting the help of her friend, former FBI agent Jeffrey Mark, Lydia starts an investigation of her own. But when someone raises the stakes and goes after Lydia-just as fifteen years ago when she put the FBI on the trail of her mother's killer-the real hunt begins.