Alren Benefield, a young woman searching for a change of scenery after the death of her father, finds herself alone in the rigid and regulated city of Calderwell. Her entry-level position as a cultural analyst leads to her being selected for a special assignment; one that pulls her away from the comforts of her routine and forces her into a world she had previously sought to avoid. As detectives work to solve a string of murders that have the city on edge, Alren begins to wonder how close the killer may be... and if she could be targeted next.