Rookie Detective Veronica Shade experiences the world differently than everyone else. Her rare condition, multi-modal synesthesia, causes her to hear, see, and smell things that aren’t there. A secret from her peers, Veronica is well aware that this gift is one of the reasons behind her becoming one of Oregon’s youngest and most promising detectives. The only drawback? It’s hampered any possibility of a social life.
When a young woman is found hanging from the rafters of a local Sheriff’s home, those in charge are quick to chalk it up to a suicide. But as with most things, where others see suicide, Veronica sees something completely different: murder.
When a second apparent suicide occurs in an adjacent county, Veronica fears that these cases aren’t just connected, but that they’re the start of something far more sinister.
As Veronica Shade hunts for a brutal and sadistic killer, more of her forgotten past is revealed. Soon, it becomes clear that her special talent might not be a gift, but a curse that prevents her from ever living a normal life.
And it might just result in her being the killer’s next victim.