Romantic killer Joe Goldberg is done with big cities. He’s done with their disgusting inhabitants, with intrigues… and with the girl he loved. Now he blends into nature on a cozy island near Seattle. For the first time in a long time, Joe can just breathe. He gets a job at the local library… and there he meets her: Mary Kay DiMarco. Without her, Joe doesn’t have a life. He will be indispensable to her—offering a shoulder to cry on and a helping hand. Over time, both of them will heal their inner wounds and live long and happily in this sleepy town… The problem is that Mary Kay already has a life. She’s a mother. She’s a friend. She’s… busy. That means she has to be freed…