Hunting a serial killer is difficult, especially if you are a rookie. When that serial killer is targeting people close to you, things get even worse. For New York's youngest rookie detective, Elizabeth Cord, it's unbearable. Not only has she been saddled with a partner she can't stand, but her first case is to hunt down the monster who decimated her childhood. Seasoned cop, Detective Barrow, has a lovely new partner. She is fierce and brilliant with a seemingly irreversible hatred of men and a heart as cold as ice. Can he crack her armor enough to find the truth? Or will her past consume them both before they can catch the madman bent on destroying her all over again?