Jane Parkes had always considered her ability a fine line between a gift and a curse. She calls it the Shadow World, a place where she can see through the eyes of killers and help bring them to justice. Her desperation to prove herself led to a basement confrontation with the Crucifier that she wasn't prepared for. As a result, the detective who had allowed her to work on the case lay dead alongside the killer. She put away her ability to see inside the minds of monsters for eight long years, but now someone else has taken up the Crucifier's mantle. Someone is killing again, only this time the Shadow World is a two way street and he wants to play. Sucked into a desperate race for survival, Jane is going to learn that sometimes when you stare into the darkness, someone stares back.