After the tragic events that rocked Pickman Flats, Clare Marie Bleecker is a year older and far wiser. She fights to suppress The Other Clare, practicing a mindful self-care regime that keeps her fierce alternate personality caged. However, the violence in the small Eastern Washington town is only beginning for the vegan serial killer, who's found a new kind of celebrity and fame.

After the disappearance of famed suspense author Lois J. Cain, Clare is hauled into the police station as the primary suspect. Now, she must track down the real kidnapper of her favorite author to prove her innocence to the tough-as-nails police detective Jaqui Zang. However, as corpses start piling up around Clare, she faces even more blame.

Clare learns that nothing is as it seems in her new reality. Searching her past for clues, Clare must piece the terrifying puzzle together, and she must do so quickly to save herself and her loved ones from a murderous mystery figure hellbent on playing a dangerous game.

Will Clare win or die?