Nick Parrish is a serial killer who faces the death penelty. In exchange for receiving a life sentence instead, Parrish agrees to lead investigaters to the bodies of his victoms, including Julia Sayre.
Journalist Irene Kelly, who had investigated Julia's death several years before, joins the treck, but she feels that Parrish is paying her too much attention. Soon chaos breaks out and Parrish escapes. Now it's up to Irene to find Parrish, who is growing more and more obsessed with her.
Winner of the 2000 Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best Novel.