It's a question that haunts Don Cooper after his peaceful life as the owner of La Pacifica, an idyllic coastal motel, is shattered by a madman's homicidal rampage. It's a question that drives Don Cooepr to investigate the murderer's background and learn of the mysterious girlfriend who left town just hours before the massacre. It's a question that compels Don Cooper to begin a cross-country odyssey in pursuit of a woman - and to uncover the series of brutal confrontations she has left in her wake. What motivates a man to kill? Ask Don Cooper. He's about to meet her.