Jazz Dent is a charming and well-liked teenager in the sleepy town of Lobo's Nod, but he carries a dark and heavy secret. His father is the world's most infamous serial killer. Growing up, Jazz's childhood education consisted of observing crime scenes from the criminal's perspective. He knows exactly how killers think, how they plan, and how they execute their terrifying crimes. When bodies start piling up in his quiet hometown, the police are baffled. Jazz recognizes the horrifying signatures of the new murders and realizes someone is continuing his father's deadly legacy. Determined to prove that evil is not hereditary, he inserts himself into the police investigation. Using the chilling knowledge instilled in him by his father, Jazz races to track down the copycat killer before another life is taken. But as he gets closer to the truth, he is forced to confront his own deepest fear: the chilling possibility that he might be more like his father than he ever wanted to admit.