Joanna Mills is a tough young woman who is determined to learn the truth behind the increasingly terrifying supernatural visions that have been haunting her. As a sales representative for a trucking company, Joanna has made a successful career for herself. But her private life has been difficult. She is estranged from her father, is being stalked by an obsessed ex-boyfriend, and fears that she is losing control. She sees and feels the brutal murder of a young woman she's never met. The murderer appears to be making Joanna his next target. Determined to fight back, Joanna is guided by her nightmares to the murdered woman's hometown.

When a young girl on a woodland hike stumbles upon a corpse with no hands, feet, or head, Chief Inspector Van Veeteren, recovering from surgery in a nearby hospital, begins to piece together the clues in the case.