Teagan O'Rourke has always loved murder mysteries. In her job as a court reporter, she has written official records for dozens of real-life murders. She's put evidence stickers on crime scene photos. She's listened to hours of testimony. But she's never known the smell of death. And she never thought she might be a victim. A young police officer is murdered just inches away from her, and then a man calling himself a serial killer starts leaving Teagan notes, signing each with the name of a different murderer from her favorite mystery novels. Panicked, Teagan turns to her friend Max Kennedy. Max longs for more than friendship with Teagan, but he fears she'll never trust someone with a past like his. As Teagan, Max, and Teagan's police officer father race to track down the elusive killer, they each know they could be the next victim.