In this mystery novel, Dr. Cyprus Keller, a professor of Criminology, is an expert in criminal behavior and victimology. However, when one of his female students is murdered and his graduate assistant attempts to kill him, Keller finds himself frantically swinging back and forth between being a suspect and a victim. When the police assign a motive to the crimes that Keller knows cannot be True, he begins to ask questions that somebody out there does not want answered. The story takes place during the Pittsburgh Marathon, where Keller is going to kill the person he knows will die. The novel is a thrilling ride of 26.2 miles, where Keller recounts how he found himself encircled by a series of killings that have shocked the city, while literally pursuing his prey - the man who was behind it all.