A series of high-profile murders of young women takes place in New York. The killer, nicknamed in the press “The Poisonous Lover,” challenges the public by posting terrifyingly beautiful photos of his victims online. A young agent, Erica Dawson, joins the sensational investigation—especially because her friend is among the murdered. On her very first assignment, Erica encounters an unexpected obstacle: a mysterious artist, Jaydan Preston, who for a number of reasons has ended up on the list of suspects. Forbidden attraction that flares up toward a possible killer may cost her both her career and her life.
The victims of the “poisonous” maniac are exclusively girls with Eastern roots: he adorns them with diamonds, exposes their bodies, and hides their faces with masks, leaving an Arabic script on their skin—its meaning must be decoded by Erica Dawson.
What is it like to realize that you’re trapped in a fatal passion, where every breath could be the last? And why does she feel that behind the mask of the cynical artist there may be an even more dangerous predator?