Nurse Judy Buenoano survives a string of unimaginable tragedies, including two house fires, a mysterious canoe accident and the loss of her husband, boyfriend, and child. Is Judy just a magnet for bad luck, or is something far more sinister at play?

The murder of Taunja Bennett is the first of many bodies found in the Pacific Northwest, California, and beyond. Police never link the deaths until someone starts sending macabre letters signed with a happy face. Is this the end -- or just the beginning?