West Oakland might not be the safest place to live, but for Heather McIntyre it's an upgrade. At least, it seems that way until women from the shelter where she works begin turning up dead.
Heather sees the murders as mere coincidences - a mirror of her terrifying past. But then her new boyfriend is found murdered and the police think Heather knows more than she lets on.
And the detectives are correct. Heather knows who is responsible. A serial killer that has followed her to Oakland, a monster that she can't escape.