Police Lieutenant Tony Marigny married the girl of his dreams, and his job heading the Winding Falls Major Crimes Task Force has been quite successful. Having pulled together a top-notch team of criminal specialists, Tony feels his homicide department can take on anything. Marissa Marigny, Tony's wife, is a successful author of women's romance novels. She's surrounded by a group of close-knit women friends who meet monthly for their book club. But one by one, her friends become the target of a nameless, faceless killer.