Police Lieutenant Phoebe McNamara, formerly of the FBI, is rightfully considered one of the best crisis specialists in Savannah, Georgia. She is tasked with negotiating with people who have taken hostages, as well as with those who, for one reason or another, have decided to commit suicide. On one of her assignments, Phoebe meets millionaire Duncan Swift, who shows maximum persistence and charm in order to get to know this irresistible woman. But suddenly strange and terrible things begin to happen in Phoebe’s life: an unknown man attacks her right at the police station, dead animals are thrown to her doorstep, she receives threatening messages, someone is stalking and killing people close to her. Phoebe must at all costs find the invisible enemy who has decided to turn her into a hostage of fear. And this must be done before the mysterious criminal strikes the decisive blow...