Investigating the brutal murder of a wealthy heiress has prosecutor Sidney Michaelson delving into dark secrets, secrets someone is willing to kill her for. Not even homicide detective Cole Vladik can stop the ruthless predator from his game of spider versus fly. The one target the killer prizes above all others is the one woman who can put him away. Suddenly, Sidney's quest for the truth is no longer a matter of justice, it is her only hope of survival.