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In
the town of Bluffs Bay, Washington, a serial killer dubbed by the press as “The
Woods Strangler” is killing beautiful women in the affluent neighborhood of The
Woods.
In
an effort to bring the community together to fight this terror, Selene Herrera,
director of a local battered women’s shelter, helps establish a neighborhood
crime watch group.
She
is newly married to her second husband, Quinn, who is named the director of The
Woods Citizens Against Crime group. A best-selling mystery novelist and
nonfiction writer, he too is on a second marriage, having lost his first wife
to violence.
The
Herreras’ life together is threatened when Selene’s abusive ex-husband, Michel
Giovanni, shows up in town under the guise of seeking the reward money offered
for information leading to the killer. But he soon begins to stalk Selene,
wanting her back and determined to have her any way he can.
Selene
starts to receive calls from an anonymous caller implicating Quinn as The Woods
Strangler. Though she tries to dismiss it, the chilling calls and continued
murders unnerve Selene and threaten to undermine her marriage.
Quinn
fights the allegations as best as possible, while keeping secrets that he fears
could destroy his life with Selene.
Selene
is also faced with the demands of running a battered women’s shelter, including
trying to help a battered policewoman and dealing with a fire at the shelter
caused by an arsonist.
A
strong set of supporting characters include:
Police
Officer Ashley Leighton, who hides her dangerous abusive relationship while
trying to do her job in pursuit of a killer.
Homicide
Detective Dennis Cramer, who is faced with the realization that a serial killer
might be one of his neighbors in The Woods and must be stopped at all costs.
Marvin
and Elisa Bonet, the Herreras’ next-door neighbors.
Todd
Foxworth, a spa owner whose girlfriend becomes a victim of the strangler.
And
Julian McKenzie, a local firefighter.
Selene
tries to keep her head above water as the killer prowls the neighborhood and
sets his sights on her to join his growing list of victims.
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