Quin St. James thought she knew her lover, thought nothing about Grant's life could surprise her. But in his death she finds herself confronted by a series of shocks . . . and questions. Helping her to answer them is police detective Mike McCleary, whose other primary case involves a search for a serial killer -- a woman with a knife, who picks up her victims in singles' bars.

As St. James and McCleary join forces, the murderer circles closer and closer, hovering just beyond their vision -- in the dark field.