Rookie police officer Penelope Phair fancies herself a tough cookie, but after a string of serial murders, even her nerves are frayed. It's not as if her anxiety needed a boost. She's crashing at a coworker's place after a sudden breakup, pressure is ramping at work, and her mentor Detective Dean is becoming obsessed with finding the dreaded Tarot Card Killer.

And he's just struck again.

Clues to TCK's identity are few and far between. He's shadowy, mysterious, and careful as can be. Only the cards he leaves behind cast any light on his motives.

Lack of results raise tensions sky high, but they reach a fever pitch when the killer comes after Phair. If she's to have any hope of surviving, she'll have to put her trust—and her life—in the hands of her team. But that's easier said than done when malice and rot lurk in wait...