One by one, random victims are stalked and shot. Only the killer knows their sins and who will be the next to die at the strike of midnight ... Since her fall from Hollywood stardom, actress, Lorie Hammonds has returned to her hometown of Alabama. When the first death threat arrives, she assumes it's a joke. but as the notes become more personal, Lorie is running scared. Sheriff Mike Birkett, Lorie's ex-lover, has been avoiding her, but when investigators uncover Lorie's connection to a string of recent murders, he's drawn into a case that's becoming terrifyinglhy personal. -- back cover.