Murders are not common in Mountainview: a sleepy North Carolina town. But when a librarian finds a dead body on her morning walk, assistant district attorney Greg is sent to assist in the police investigation.

The victim turns out to be a prominent lawyer, and soon another victim is found, along with connections to unsavory agreements with the legal department. Clues in the case are few and far between.

Together with homicide detective Brian, the two race against time to find the killer. But as the plot becomes even more tangled and the investigators have to rethink their assumptions, can they solve the case before another life is lost?