Sinister motives
An intimate reunion dinner becomes a deadly game of survival against a familiar predator
- Mystery
Reconnecting with an old friend was supposed to bring closure. Instead, it serves up a nightmare. Haunted by a botched investigation and a debilitating breakdown, freelance journalist Jerry Edwards hopes a quiet evening will help reset his unraveling life. The invitation from his charismatic childhood companion, wealthy art broker Eric Mitchell, arrives at the perfect time. The venue: an exquisite, secluded fine-dining bistro hidden deep within the forested outskirts of the metropolis. Meanwhile, the city outside trembles under the shadow of a sadistic serial killer whose ritualistic abductions have baffled detectives for a decade. But when a fierce storm knocks out the power, isolating the restaurant from civilization, Jerry stumbles into the cellar and unearths a grotesque secret. A long-lost pendant belonging to a missing girl rests beside the butcher's block—and the head chef's freshly butchered body. The predator the police are hunting across the city isn't lurking in the alleys. He is sitting across the dining table, raising a toast. Trapped inside a secluded manor turned slaughterhouse, Jerry must sharpen his shattered instincts to outwit the monster wearing his best friend's face before the final course is served.