He skins his victims alive, taking pleasure from their pain. In the cold, dark nights of Alaska, a hunter is stalking his prey. Once found, he takes them into the woods and skins them alive, prolonging the experience as much as he can, but the satisfaction always wanes. Aislinn Cain and the Serial Crimes Tracking Unit have just finished up another case when they get the call. Now they are packing their bags and heading for Alaska in March. The team must overcome the hostile locals and harsh climate to catch a killer before he steals the life of another woman.

'He grabbed my sleeve, ripping it from my arm and exposing my skin. He gasped at the patches of purple and red which covered me. "Will? Are those bruises? Did... Did I leave those?" I laughed coldly. "Don't pretend to care now. You've made it your mission to make my life a living hell for the past few years, but here's the proof that you're far from the worst thing that I have to deal with."' *** From the outside, Willow Evans has a near-perfect life. The epitome of beauty and intelligence, some would say that she has everything. But she hides a dark truth; her abusive mother sells her to random men to spend the night. When her school bully unknowingly hires her, she fears the worst. But he does the unthinkable; he doesn't hurt her.

When the US Marshals Serial Crimes Tracking Unit comes knocking at Aislinn Cain's door, she is given a chance to use her past to save other people's futures. She has survived attacks by two different serial killers and devoted her life to studying the darker side of human history. A new killer is using medieval torture methods to slay his victims. She can give them a glimpse into his twisted world, but not without a cost. If she opens herself, she risks falling into the depths of her own darkness. Can she afford to help, knowing that the cost could be her own humanity?