Ken Simmons is haunted by nightmares of a serial killer - the killer in his latest bestseller who methodically stalks and slaughters young women. But Ken dismisses them as just dreams.Then a sheriff from a rural county in South Dakota comes to his door with evidence that his new novel isn't merely fantasy: it details brutal murders going back over ten years. Together they discover that Ken's ties to the killer aren't a figment of Ken's imagination, and his horrific visions may not be just dreams.Now, with his quiet world spinning out of control, and a real-life killer on the loose, Ken must decide whether to run... or face the monster he once thought only existed in his mind.