To all appearances, university professor Caroline Jordan leads a fulfilled life. No one suspects her deepest, darkest secret — the monster who is Gerald Louis Steckman.
Not even Jane suspects. Gifted artist Jane Sellers, whose love for Caroline is steadfast, even in the face of Caroline's latest amorous Susan McKay. But then Jane meets a temptation of her own — news reporter Gretel Weisman. And Jane discovers Caroline's secret.
Steckman, imprisoned for his brutal rape of Caroline, has been released and is back in Denver, wreaking homicidal horror as he stalks Caroline once again. But Steckman is up against much more than he knows. Because the gay community of Denver, and especially its women, have banded together to find him. And Caroline is determined that she will never again be a p)assive victim. She intends to find Gerald Louis Steckman, to trap him and kill him.
This taut, atmospheric story of passion and revenge will grip you until its final suspenseful page.