Journalist Brenda Banks is on the verge of the biggest story of her career--if she can stay alive long enough to finish it. A serial killer is targeting men in the small town of Slaughter Creek, leaving behind a twisted trail of clues meant only for Brenda. It's a dangerous, deadly game, one she cannot master without the help of FBI Special Agent Nick Blackwood, the man she's loved since high school--and whose tormented past could hold the key...