A former surgeon, Jack Lansing, M.D. has become a bestselling mystery writer. At a book-signing event he meets an old colleague who, unbeknownst to him, has carried a grudge against Jack for thirty years. Then murders start popping up in and around Jack's peaceful beach town - murders that mimic the plots in Jack's books and make him a suspect. He must convince the police and the FBI of his innocence while trying to solve the mystery himself. Because, he realizes, he and his wife could be the killer's final victims. It is a chilling tale of twists and turns, worthy of Jack's imagination, but this time he doesn't know how the story will end.