In this exhilarating page-turner, divorced single mom zoe hayes works for an institute for the seriously mentally deranged in philadelphia. she lives in queen village, a close-knit but transitional neighborhood where nannies have been disappearing, one by one. outside playing, her daughter molly makes a grisly discovery. a piece of litter turns out to be a human finger. one of her neighbors seems to be a serial killer, but which one? zoe helps mysteriously scarred and intriguing detective nick stiles in his investigation. and before she knows it, she unwittingly becomes prey...