Judge Ray Sterrett runs a busy court, raises two motherless children, and oversees a flourishing karate studio. He is financially and politically secure. Life is balanced and enjoyable. Then, in just one week, all hell breaks loose.

Someone comes to his court to kill him, just misses, leaves three people dead, and literally disappears into the ground. That's bad enough, but the attempts on his life continue.

Sheriff Lee Sanders is a pro who can solve almost anything, but this is the strangest case he has ever seen. How can an uneducated redneck with limited resources evade a statewide dragnet and hire others to finish the job? Is he getting help from somewhere? If so, who? And why?

Unknown to both Judge Sterrett and Sheriff Sanders is that another killer is lurking in the background. This one is the pro. Everyone knows about him, but no one knows him. This pro never fails.

Judge Sterrett doesn't want a new love in his life. Not now! He sure doesn't want two loves in his life. Not now! Not ever! But some events are out of his control. In the end, the one he declines learns of the bomb. Will she save him or betray him?

Sheriff Sanders screams in frustration as he races to the bomb scene. "Will this nightmare ever end?" No, the nightmare isn't over.