Valentine’s Day is supposed to be about romance. For Detective Kate Rosetti, it’s about surviving a killer who has made her his obsession.
Ramone “The Dentist” Wilkes is a notorious serial killer with a twisted fascination for knives, riddles, and the women he chooses to torment. Now he has escaped—and Kate is convinced he is coming for her.
When a new murder begins to echo Wilkes’s signature methods, Kate discovers that someone may be helping him from the outside. The investigation takes an increasingly disturbing turn as Kate uncovers a woman willing to kill for the man she loves and a missing victim whose life may depend on finding them first.
Then Kate realizes the worst possible thing: Wilkes doesn't simply want her dead.
He wants her alive.
Kidnapped, restrained, and completely at the killer’s mercy, Kate faces the most personal threat of her career. With time running out and Wilkes preparing to make his final move, only one question remains—
Will anyone reach Kate before the killer gets what he wants?