A thriller revolving around a serial killer in a provincial Australian town and a criminologist. Joss Haskell is called in to provide a profile of the murderer who is targeting young boys, but finds himself the subject of police scrutiny. While probing the background of the killer he lives in fear of his life and struggles to come to terms with his own troubled history. The author has written several novels including 'Fortress', for which she sold the film rights.