A small Georgia town erupts in panic when a young college professor is found brutally mutilated

in the local diner. But it s only when town pediatrician

and coroner Sara Linton does the autopsy that the full

extent of the killer s twisted work becomes clear.

Sara s ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, leads the

investigation a trail of terror that grows increasingly

macabre when another local woman is found crucified a few

days later. But he s got more than a sadistic serial killer on his

hands, for the counly s sole female detective. Lena Adams--

the first victim s sister--wants to serve her own justice.