Over a year has passed since Pea Taliaferro survived the ordeal of her discovery of a serial killer and she has tried to settle into a happy and safe life. But haunted by her failures, she stumbles upon a new mystery involving murders along the New River Valley. Unknown to her, she has discovered two prolific serials killers who have hunted their human prey for over 30 years. Pea, her family and friends, who believe that the past is long behind them, are once more drawn into solving the mysterious deaths, not realizing that this time they have become the prey.