But no one is prepared for a new twist: A psychotic killer with access to the country's biggest data miner is using the detailed information he extracts to rape, rob and kill - and then to blame unsuspecting innocents for the crimes. His knowledge of the victims and his ability to plant damning evidence assure that even vocal protests of innocence go ignored by the police and juries.

This killer has mastered the perfect murder - until one of his fall guys happens to be Lincoln Rhyme's cousin, Arthur.