East Coast’s famed orthopedic surgeon, Dr. George Tolbin, is undeniably executed. But neither DC police nor investigative reporter, Lisa Rawlings, has leads—until she discovers three other physicians similarly murdered in different states. When Rawlings’ story about a serial executioner hits newsstands, a caller implicates black spine surgeon and ex-Navy SEAL, Dr. Loran Blank. As an FBI manhunt ignites racial tensions, Blank must revisit his past to unmask an unlikely jihadist, and avert doom.