Someone has taken over for The Alphabet Killer, and he's not playing games. Detective Mick Dooley never thought the city of Southbridge would be plagued by another homicidal maniac like The Alphabet Killer again. He was wrong. When the gruesome murders begin anew, picking right up where the original killer left off, Mick finds himself thrust into a case that is beyond his experience. With the sadistic killer leading the police from one brutal crime scene to the next, leaving no trace of evidence except what he wants them to find, Mick decides to enlist the help of a most unlikely individual - The Alphabet Killer himself. With the disturbing case and his unlikely alliance taking him down a dark path, Mick must decide if the help he's receiving is too high of a cost as his decision begins tearing his personal life apart. Can Mick stop the horrible murders and bring the killer to justice before he loses his family - and quite possibly, his very soul?