Twenty-seven-year-old Kristi Bentz is lucky to be alive. Not many people her age have nearly died twice at the hands of a serial killer, and lived to tell about it. Her dad, New Orleans detective Rick Bentz, wants Kristi to stay in New Orleans and out of danger. But if anything, Kristis experiences have made her even more fascinated by the mind of the serial killer. She hasnt given up her dream of being a true-crime writer - of exploring the darkest recesses of evil - and now she just may get her chance.