55-year-old empty nester—and freshly retired FBI agent—Kate Wise finds herself drawn out of her quiet suburban life when her friend’s daughter is murdered in a home invasion—and she is implored to help.
Kate thought she had left the FBI behind after 30 years as its top agent, respected for her brilliant mind, tough street skills, and her uncanny ability to hunt down serial killers. Yet Kate, bored with the quiet town and at a crossroads in life, is summoned by a friend she can’t turn down.
As Kate hunts the killer, she soon finds herself at the forefront of a manhunt as more bodies turn up — all suburban moms in perfect marriages — and it becomes apparent there is a serial killer stalking this quiet town. She unearths secrets from her neighbors she wishes she had never known, discovering that all is not what it seems beneath the picture of model streets and friendly neighbors. Affairs and lying are rampant, and Kate must sift through the town’s underbelly if she is to stop the killer from striking again.
But this killer is one step ahead of her, and it may end up being Kate who is in danger.