A broken window, a bloody footprint on the stairs and, most devastating of all, the horrifying sight of her teenage daughter lying dead on the landing, a man standing over her with a bloody knife. When Atlanta housewife Abigail Campano comes home unexpectedly one afternoon, she walks into a nightmare. When the local police make a misjudgement which not only threatens the investigation but places a young girls life in danger, the case is handed over to Special Agent Will Trent of the Criminal Apprehension Team - paired with detective Faith Mitchell, a woman who resents him from their first meeting. The struggle which follows changes Abigails life forever. But in the relentless heat of a Georgia summer, Will and Faith realise that they must work together to find the brutal killer who has targeted one of Atlantas wealthiest, most privileged communities - before its too late. 2009.