Carly Mancuso was blindsided when her boyfriend tried to kill her. She didn't know what changed him. Then that night when the alcohol left him at death's door, to her horror, she felt relief. She might finally be able to get away. But Nicky was strong, determined, and obsessed--a lethal combination. His threats are subtle at first, but soon, they become something she cannot ignore. The problem is no one believes her. As Nicky hovers near death in the ICU, Suzanne, his nurse, recognizes him to be a man from her past, although he has changed his name. His reappearance into her life could cost her everything she's worked for. She knows she cannot allow this to happen. Detectives Gallagher and Shaker stumbled across a body that had been in the river for a long time. Identification was a laborious process. Motive was another obstacle--they had none. However, as Carly's safety becomes too compromised, she takes her concerns along with her discoveries to the detectives. They realize the information they have each unearthed make the pieces to the puzzle fit.