Publisher's Synopsis
When Dakota Slade fails to turn up to work at the general store, Sheriff Jenna Alton and her deputy David Kane visit her home in Black Rock Falls. TV still blaring, Dakota's lifeless body is draped across the battered old sofa, her dark hair hanging over her delicate face, her young life taken too soon. With a shuddering breath, Jenna notices two small scorch marks on the back of the victim's neck. Dakota has been electrocuted. Leaping into action, Jenna traces Dakota's last steps but quickly hits a wall. Dakota went to church every week, helped at local charities, and she was loved by those around her. Why would anyone want to harm her? Then another young woman is found dead in her living room, the same two burn marks on her neck. Jenna's heart shatters. Convinced a twisted killer is preying on women who live alone, she fears another innocent soul will be taken soon.
