Baltimore homicide detective J.D. Fitzpatrick has seen a lot of horrific violence both as a cop and during his deployment in Afghanistan but nothing like the trail of tortured bodies turning up throughout the city. Hes up against a brutal killer with a very personal vendetta and J.D. is beginning to suspect that his medical examiner may be shielding some crucial evidence linked to the case. Medical examiner Dr. Lucy Trask is intrigue by J.D.s compassion but she isnt about to mix work with pleasure. Not while theres a ruthless killer on the loose. And definitely not while shes keeping a dark secret that could connect her to these vicious killings - and put her next on the killers hit list...