Inside a cabin tucked away in the Oregon woods a grisly scene awaits
investigating police. Arrested soon after for the heinous crime, Vincent
Cardoni--a brilliant surgeon with a history of violence and drug
abuse--hires Portland's top attorney, Frank Jaffe, to defend him against
a seemingly insurmountable pile of evidence.
Jaffe's daughter, Amanda--a young lawyer getting her first taste of
criminal defense--wonders whether she's representing an innocent man or
using her considerable skills to set a monster free. Then Cardoni
disappears under bizarre circumstances.
Four years later the slaughter begins again. But is it Cardoni plying
his gruesome trade, or the work of another equally brilliant, equally
inspired killer? And can Amanda and policeman Bobby Vasquez hunt the
elusive maniac down before they themselves fall victim to a psychopath's
terrible hunger?