A Top Newspaper Position In The Peaceful Maine City Of Fairchance Appeals To Beth Armstrong As Ideal. But She Soon Learns That Reporting Has A Dark Side When She Must Photograph The Slashed Body Of A Young Woman Found On The Golf Course. Two More Similar Muders Panic Local Residents Who Demand A More Aggressive Investigation. When Beth Discovers The Motive Linking The Victims She Never Guesses That She May Become The Fourth.