Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus face a familiar sociopath in thiselectrifying new tale of suspense from New York Times bestselling authorFaye Kellerman. When LAPD Lieutenant Peter Decker reluctantly agrees to doa big favour for old friend Teresa McLaughlin, he knows that hisinvolvement will bring her sociopathic husband, Chris Donatti, back intohis life. But then Terry goes missing and Donatti disappears, leaving their14-year-old son Gabe behind. Meanwhile Adrianna Blanc, a party-lovingnurse, is found swinging from the rafters of a house in a wealthy suburbanarea. Her last phone call announced she was breaking up with herphilandering boyfriend and Decker questions whether it was in fact suicide.With lives hanging in the balance, Decker and his team need to find answersfast. At home matters are just as precarious: while Decker and his wifeRina Lazarus want to look after young Gabe, with Donatti on the loose, noone is really ever safe!