In this gritty, riveting new novel, Detroit reporter Julia Gooden tracks down a serial killer-only to realize she has become his obsession . . .

Crime writer Julia Gooden has just completed the most important story of her life-a book about her beloved brother's childhood abduction and how she found his killer after thirty years. But that hasn't taken her focus off her day job-especially with what looks to be a serial killer terrorizing the city. Female runners are being snatched off jogging trails, then slaughtered in abandoned churches.

As Julia begins investigating, with help from Detective Raymond Navarro, she realizes just how personal this case has become. The murders, planned and executed with uncanny precision, are of women who share traits with Julia. Now he's contacting her directly, insisting things will get much worse unless Julia makes him famous through her writing.

But no matter how skillfully she plays along, her opponent's ultimate goal is clear. And only by unraveling the threads that link a killer's twisted mind to her own dark past can Julia prevent herself from becoming his final victim . . .