After the events in Gathering Prey, Lucas Davenport finds himself in a very unusual situation... he is no longer employed by the Minnesota BCA. His friend, the governor, is just cranking up a presidential campaign though, and he invites Lucas to come along as part of his campaign staff. "Should be fun!" he says, and it kind of is—until they find they have a shadow; an armed man intent on killing the governor... and anyone who gets in the way.