Fourteen-year-old Liggie Tanner kills her parents and escapes from prison, disappearing amid the media frenzy surrounding her case. Two years after the murders, at a nearby high school, Danny is intrigued by an attractive and aloof new girl who challenges a bully on his behalf. His attempts to become better acquainted with Sigourney are rebuffed and he can't help but speculate that she and Liggie are one and the same. The pace picks up as their relationship intensifies and the police close in on her true identity

Daniel is saved from the local bully Brock when a new girl to his school Sigourney punches him in the face. Daniel is instantly smitten and after following her home, notices similarities between her and a photo of the escaped axe murderer "Bloody Liggie". Are they one and the same, or is it his imagination getting the better of him? Especially after she saves his life when he nearly falls to his death off a high tower. A fascinating short read from the master of New Zealand macabre for teenagers - Ken Catran.