When Aubrey’s pregnant sister-in-law dies in a supposed suicide, the corpse opens its eyes and whispers a chilling warning: "Run, before it finds you too." Now haunted by the dead, trapped by family secrets, and hunted by something unspeakable, Aubrey must obey terrifying rules or become the next victim. But in Maple Heights, even the living can’t be trusted—and every answer comes with a deadly price.
When 53 innocent lives are butchered by a monster who vanishes without a trace, profiler Michael is the only one who can unravel the horror. As the body count rises and the wrong men are accused, Michael races against time, haunted by the killer's sick games and a system eager for a scapegoat. But with every clue, Michael realizes the real evil wears a familiar face—and if he fails, more families will be destroyed.