There's something killing off the old folks of the usually quiet little town of Hope Falls ... something very angry with a score to settle. When Alexis Conner arrives to bail her sobering brother, Cody, out of jail, they soon discover their own father has fallen victim to its rage and Cody has become the prime suspect! What secret does this seemingly perfect town harbor and exactly who's axe is grinding ... and what horrors did these two endure as they played out their childhood days in idyllic bliss.