It's a dog-eat-dog world at the infamous tabloid The New York Mail, where brand new pet columnist F.X. Shepherd finds himself on the trail of The Hacker, a serial killer who is targeting unpleasant celebrities. Bodies and suspects accumulate as Shepherd runs afoul of cutthroat office politics and Ginny Mac, a sexy reporter for a competing newspaper. But when Shepherd is contacted by the Hacker, he realizes he may be next on the list.

Kieran Crowley is a New York Times bestselling author and investigative reporter. He has written several non-fiction books, including Sleep My Little Dead: The True Story of the Zodiac Killer and Burned Alive. As a New York Post reporter, he covered hundreds of trials and murders, including the assassination of John Lennon and the case of David "Son of Sam" Berkowitz.