When renowned journalist Harper Williams returns to her hometown to care for her ailing mother, she never expects to uncover the town's darkest and most dangerous secret. A series of bizarre deaths has shaken the quiet community, each more brutal and inexplicable than the last, and the local police seem unable-or unwilling-to find any answers.

As Harper digs deeper into the cases, she begins to unravel a trail of lies, whispers, and unsettling patterns. The more she learns, the clearer it becomes that someone is desperately trying to cover up something horrific-something tied to the town's past and its most powerful families. But the more Harper uncovers, the more she realizes that some truths are more dangerous than she could ever imagine.