Derrick Teal is a Boston homicide detective struggling between family life and work when his city becomes the hunting ground of a new serial killer. Reminiscent of the famed Boston Strangler, the aNeighborhood Slashera leaves a trail of dead women, but Tealas investigation of the new crimes also points towards terrorism, espionage and a forty-year-old CIA coverup. Then, when the Slasher strikes too close to home, the investigation turns into a personal manhunt for Teal. He quickly finds himself tangled in a political web that includes the FBI, CIA, the current presidentaand others. With the help of his partnerawho is recovering from a gunshot woundaand the daughter of a former CIA agent, Teal begins to see the secrets that have been hiding within the government for over forty years. But can he discover the truth in time to save his city and his family?