The woman falls. Her body begins to shake. Her brown eyes turn upwards, showing a mix of panic and desperate hope. She takes a deep breath and says one word: Blake. Then her eyes close, her face pales, and she goes still forever... The victim: Shannon, a woman who went out of her way to help the lost and hopeless, left abandoned to die by the side of the road. Where was she in those last few days before her death, and why was she so frightened? The avenger: Blake Claremont, who knows only too well how it feels to be alone on the streets of a big city. Blake survived, thanks to Shannon. She's determined to find out who killed her friend, and why. Before she died, Shannon was searching for answers. She knew that people were going missing...never to be seen again. Now, with the help of Detective John Byron, Blake must take up Shannon's investigation. She knows these streets and the predators who walk in the darkness. She will follow in Shannon's footsteps until she finds her target: the ruthless men and women who steal people's lives and will do anything to protect their secrets. And then, they will pay.