Bryce Thompson, a family physician, has his whole life upended by a serial killer. When the legal establishment seems more interested in protecting the civil rights of the killer than the rights of the victims, Bryce is forced to begin his own investigation. Realizing that the killer has an in-depth understanding of medicine, he identifies the killer but then must do what the police force cannot. This twisted tale of murder and betrayal, with a killer who's always one step ahead, will haunt even the most hardened reader.