The stalwart investigative team of Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus tackles a case that has unsettling repercussions for their own lives.

"Over the years, Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus have got through a lot together. They've faced more than their share of serial killers and psychopaths. But this time two very different cases may cause them to re-evaluate everything they hold dear. One case involves Gabe, the troubled boy they've taken into their home. The other is much stranger - a man is found dead in his apartment, apparently mauled by his pet tiger. There is more to each case than...

While on his honeymoon, Detective Peter Decker becomes involved in an investigation into the disappearance of a boy from a strict Jewish community. Decker soon learns that the boy is running with a known serial killer who is only too happy to show the runaway the glorified life of crime. With his new marriage already strained, Decker must not only get to the boy before the killer corrupts him, but before his relationship falls apart as well.