Janis Parker - young, successful, and glamorous - had shared her upscale Notting Hill apartment with roommate Stephanie James. But now Janis is dead, and Stephanie has disappeared, and the only thing that the police know for sure is that someone wanted Janis to be very, very dead - she was stabbed at least fifty times.Heading up the investigation is Detective Stella Mooney - smart, brash, and fierce on the outside, but just a little shaky on the inside. She soon has her first suspect in the shape of Mark Ross, Stephanie's boyfriend. (And speaking of boyfriends, Stella seems to have two at the moment. One of them has got to go - but which one?)Stella soon realizes that she and her team are looking for that most dangerous of creatures, a killer who hunts to satisfy a horrible appetite. But the truth turns out to be even more terrifying. Read Less