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Welcome to Burning Cove, California, where 1930s Hollywood glamour conceals a ruthless killer….

Vivian Brazier never thought life as an art photographer would include shooting headshots for aspiring male actors or nightly wake-up calls to snap photos of grisly crime scenes. Although she is set on making a career of transforming her photography into a new art form, she knows her current work is what's paying the bills.

After shooting crime scene photos of a famous actress-the latest victim of the murderer the press has dubbed the "Dagger Killer"-Vivian notices eerie similarities to the crime scenes of previous victims, details that only another photographer would have noticed….The kind of details that put Vivian at the top of the killer's target list.

Nick Sundridge has always been able to "see" things that others can't, forcing him to cope with disturbing dreams and visions. His talent-or as he puts it, his curse-along with his dark past make him a recluse but also a brilliant investigator. As the only one with the ability to help, Nick is sent to protect Vivian. Together, they discover that the Dagger Killer has ties to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood royalty and high society. It is a cutthroat world of allure and deception that Vivian and Nick must traverse-all in order to uncover the killer, who will stop at nothing to add them to the gallery of victims.

Story Locale: Southern California