pHomicide detective Tracy Crosswhite has returned to the police force after the sensational retrial of her sisters killer. Still scarred from that ordeal, Tracy is pulled into an investigation that threatens to end her career, if not her life. /ppA serial killer known as the Cowboy is killing young women in cheap motels in North Seattle. Even after a stalker leaves a menacing message for Crosswhite, suggesting the killer or a copycat could be targeting her personally, she is charged with bringing the murderer to justice. With clues scarce and more victims dying, Tracy realizes the key to solving the murders may lie in a