Detective Elouise "Lou" Norton is called to Bonner Park where the body of thirteen-year-old Chanita Lords has been found. Lou discovers that the victim lived in the same building where she grew up and Chanita was clearly exceptional destined to leave the housing projects behind. Not only that but other talented girls have gone missing. When she receives taunting clues that arrive too late to prevent another death Lou knows that it's only a matter of time before the killer comes after her...

Rachel Howzell Hall is the author of the critically acclaimed Detective Elouise Norton series as well as Quiet Storm which received a starred review from Library Journal as well as a positive review from Publishers Weekly and was a featured selection for Borders' Original Voices program. Her day job is in cancer research. She lives in Los Angeles.