A violent serial killer is stalking the streets of Los Angeles and with three women already dead, no suspects and no clues, world-weary detective Danny Talon's career is on the line. Needing a profile of the murderer, he approaches Dr Michael Rennick, a psychiatrist-lawyer with a personal interest in the case - the third victim was one of his best friends.
He introduces Talon to Lisa Cleary, who is haunted by visions of women being strangled and mutilated - visions that are coming true. For she describes the crime scenes, the locations of the murder weapons - and details of a fourth murder yet to be committed.
Detective, psychiatrist and reluctant visionary join forces to find the killer. But Lisa's waking nightmares are growing more vivid, more precise, and much more frightening . . .
