As she works with Baltimore homicide detective J.D. Fitzpatrick to catch a serial killer, medical examiner Dr. Lucy Trask tries keep him at arms length so that he never discovers the dark secret that links her to the killer.

Avoiding her home state after a best friend's violent murder, an airline pilot is investigated by a no-nonsense medical examiner who finds himself inconveniently smitten.

Investigating two burned bodies connected by a mysterious tattoo and a string of baffling miracle cures, medical examiner Laura Hanning follows leads to a cult that claims to possess a fabled healing substance and a violent brotherhood that believes that God intends for humanity to suffer.

"On a bone-chilling October night, Medical Examiner Rowan Winthorp investigates the death of her daughter's best friend. Hours later, the tragedy hits even closer to home when she makes a devastating discovery--her daughter, Chloe, is gone. But, not without a trace. A morbid mosaic of clues forces Rowan and her husband to question how deeply they really knew their daughter. As they work closely to peel back the layers of this case, they begin to unearth...