A serial killer - or a smart, cynical criminal following a cunning plan? Not only the small town police are at a loss, but also the private detectives and former FBI agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell who joined the investigation. At first it seems to them that a maniac has appeared in the town - the kind that copy the crimes of the most famous serial killers of the past. Then it becomes clear: many of the victims are related to local millionaire Bobby Battle, who also fell at the hands of a killer. To a man whom very, very many had reason to hate. So, does that mean there is still a motive? But then, what is it? Until Sean and Michelle understand this, they will not be able to stop the criminal...