A riveting legal thriller that takes the reader into the twisting labyrinth of the criminal justice system, the deep recesses of a woman's heart and a maelstrom of dark desire, violence and danger. Judge Kate Wood is a young, bright and brave woman whose judicial career takes second place to her hunt for the person that savagely murdered her sister and brother-inlaw. In the aftermath, Kate is left with her sister's teenage son, Jeremy. While learning of her sister's sinister side of life, she herself is being stalked by a killer whose terrifying attacks leave no clue as to identity or motive. There appears to be no safe haven for Kate as she struggles to save her career, her nephew and her life.