The Allison family lives in a respectable area of London where nobody has ever heard of serial killers or terrifying crimes. And when, right on Cater Street—literally next door to their home—young girls begin to die one after another, the whole neighborhood is thrown into terror, and Charlotte Allison, the middle daughter in the family, along with everyone else. Gradually she comes to the conclusion that this cannot be the work of a mugger or a desperate poor man from the slums—there is no such thing here. The killer seems to be someone from their circle who lives nearby. That means it could be any of the neighbors, friends, or loved ones…
The inspector Pitt leading the investigation also thinks along the same lines. But neither he nor Charlotte yet knows how abruptly their lives will change soon…