Welcome to Burning Cove, California, where a ruthless killer lurks beneath the Hollywood veneer... Vivian Brazier never imagined that as an art photographer, she would be waiting on late-night phone calls to photograph gruesome crime scenes. Although he is trying to turn photography into a new art form, he knows that his current job can pay the bills. After photographing the murder scene of a famous actress, the latest victim of a killer dubbed the "dagger killer" by the press, Vivian notices eerie similarities to the deaths of previous victims - details that only another photographer would register - details that Vivian builds to the top of the killer's list of victims. Nick Sundrige has always been able to "see" things that others cannot. His talent, or as he calls it – his curse, together with his dark past, made him a reclusive but brilliant investigator. As the only one who can help Vivian, Nick is sent to protect her. Together, they discover that the dagger-wielding killer has ties to the glitz and glamor of Hollywood's cream of the crop and high society. It's a merciless world of lies and illusions that Vivian and Nick must navigate - to uncover a killer who will stop at nothing.