Climax Can Be Deadly... Margaret Palmer returns to Climax, Virginia, a deceptively quiet country town where Southern charm hides long-buried secrets and evil lurks just beneath the surface of the daily routine. Frustrated and frightened, Margaret knows she will have to face Blue Moon, the only true love she ever had, and his adopted daughter, Carolina. More alarmingly, she may be forced to reveal a long-hidden secret-she's Carolina's biological mother. But, will her disclosure no longer matter when a psychotic serial killer spirals out of control, determined that Blue will be his last victim?