When James Torrent returns to his hometown of Elijah after a decade away, he brings with him a darkness cultivated through years of methodical hunting. To the community, he's the grieving son coming home after his father's death. To Detective Eleanor Reed, he represents something else entirely-a predator whose perfect disguise has begun to slip. As a series of brutal assaults rocks the small Georgia town, James recognizes the work of another hunter operating in his territory. What begins as territorial rivalry evolves into a complex game of predator versus predator-with law enforcement caught in the middle.
But Detective Reed sees what others miss. As she closes in on both killers, the hunter becomes the hunted in a psychological chess match where the final move could cost everyone everything.