Like every woman in Atlanta, Carlotta Wren is nervous and looking over her shoulder as a serial killer stalks the city, leaving charms in the mouths of his victims. Carlotta seeks solace in the home of an old friend who's vying to be her lover, and because of the Wren family's connections to the victims, is warned to stay away from body-moving and the investigation. Still, Carlotta can't resist a little sleuthing on her own--she's convinced the charms point to the killer's identity. And as clues and bodies stack up, Carlotta begins to suspect the sicko is taunting her...