A superstitious killer targeting young women in every borough of New York City has Detective Michael Bennett facing his most terrifying case sinceStep on a Crack.Aboard a police boat on the Hudson River, Detective Michael Bennett casts a wary eye into the cold, rough water. NYPD is searching for a murder victima young college student. They find her tossed in the dark waves, dressed for a night out in a sparkly black gown. The gruesome sight fills Bennett with the dread only a father could fathom.As the obsessive killer extends his spree, a pattern emerges. One that Bennetts eldest daughter fits to a disturbing degree.Now NYPDs top detective must lure the murderer into the light of day before the next deadly strike lands closer to home than Bennett could ever bearas a parent, or as a protector.