It still bothers Inspector David Mills that they never found Jack the Ripper and now London is plagued with a copycat killer. Only this time, the murderer isn't butchering prostitutes in the London slums, but ladies in the parlors of the highest in society. This killer is leaving clues and witnesses, but David is only coming up with dead ends.
Charity Pruitt met Inspector Mills the year before, when he helped rescue the Viscountess of Dorchester from her deranged uncle. The young Inspector was skeptical of the hypnosis techniques she had used on the viscountess to help her overcome the trauma, and though he was quite handsome, his cynicism had left her indifferent.
But now David needs Charity's help. The few witnesses to the crimes of London's 'Lady Ripper Killer' are too traumatized by what they have seen to provide any clues to the killer's identity. Only Charity's talent for hypnosis can help unlock the mystery and stop the killer before he strikes again.
But their close proximity sparks an attraction neither of them had expected. As they begin to unravel the copycat's identity, the killer turns his sights on Charity, and David must do everything he can to protect her.