Two hunters find a blood-drenched car on a remote road, its owner riddled with buckshot. When Lt. Joe Kenda learns the car was reported stolen, he follows its trail to a group of unlikely suspects, and follows them down a dark path of lust and revenge.

When the slain body of a marathon runner is found just hours before a big race, it falls to Lt. Joe Kenda to solve the case.  With the help of a trusted K-9 officer, Kenda sets off to find the killer himself before he strikes again.