Lucy Dowe suffered the loss of her parents, sister, and best friend all in the same night from a deadly car crash. Lucy barely came out alive and with the fire of revenge in her heart. Since then she and her psychiatrist, Dr. Hannibal Lecter, have been trying to help with her violent urges. When Lucy finds out about the recent murders of the Chesapeake Ripper, she becomes obsessed and drawn to the brutality. Lines are crossed, betrayals are made, romance blooms, and worst of all it might all just be in her head.