When two teenagers' bodies are pulled from a Northumberland lake, Dr. Tony Hill (Robson Green) immediately suspects a multiple killer. In a seemingly unrelated incident, Detective Inspector Carol Jordan (Hermione Norris) is called to the home of popular talk show hosts Jack and Amanda Vance, who fear they are being stalked. As the dead girls are identified as suspected runaways, the attacks on the Vances escalate dramatically. Carol and Tony find their relationship challenged by running parallel investigations rather than working on the same one. Another body, or at least the bones of one, is found in the lake. Tony knows they are looking for a multiple killer. Then a link is discovered between the celebrity stalker and the body. If the killer is a stalker, will Amanda or Jack be next on the list? From the best selling novels of prize winning author Val McDermid.