He's used to being in the line of fire. But his wife's death has left former New York City police detective Casey Bannister shattered by memories. And the smal upstate town where he's taken refuge proves no safe place when a young woman's body is found in a wood chipper. Casey is finding one unnerving clue after another that a ruthless serial killer is at work and growing more uncatchable by the minute. His reluctant investigation puts him at odds with the local sheriff and brings him closer to a woman he never forgot, investigator Shannon Danzinger. As suspects multiply and sinister secrets roil the close-knit town, a predator fueled by obession can't wait for Casey to follow a carefully laid trail into a horrifying past--and become the ultimate prey.