Tough-as-nails true-crime writer Lydia Strong has just become a hunted woman. Jed McIntyre, the serial killer who murdered her mother, is on the loose in New York City and he's out for Lydia's blood. She yearns for the day when he's out of her life, but in the meantime, she is faced with a new challenge- one of her toughest murder cases yet. Julian Ross, a brilliant and acclaimed New York City artist, has been charged with brutally killing her second husband. She was found at the scene, yet she maintains her innocence. The harrowing twists in Julian's case lead Lydia on an adventure unlike any she's been on before, and along the way Jed's threatening presence forces her to confront the demons of her past. Book Three in Lisa Unger's Lydia Strong series Acclaimed artist Julian Ross has just been found standing over her husband's bloody corpse in their New York City apartment. Julian claims that she slept peacefully beside him while he was violently stabbed in their bed. But police are skeptical, especially since Julian's first husband was killed and mutilated in exactly the same way. Julian turns to the tough-as-nails crime writer Lydia Strong, who plunges into the case with her signature grit and the help of her partner, P.I. Jeffrey Mark. Meanwhile, Lydia learns that Jed McIntyre, the serial killer who murdered her mother, is on the loose in New York. McIntyre is out for Lydia's blood, and his presence forces her to confront the evils of her past while solving her toughest murder case yet.