Piper Cohen, a daughter of a lawyer and a drunk, she has taken care of herself since the age of nine, constantly bouncing back and forth through the city and a cramped town of Cedar Park. Piper has never been one to make friends until she meets Westin, the town's sweetheart. They are inseparable and call themselves best friends. Except they are different, maybe too different.

With Piper being trapped in this town every summer, her heart longs for adventure. She wishes something would change, shake things up a bit. While Westin is the complete opposite, a homebody. Piper gets her wish when her calls are finally answered, but in the worst way possible.

The beloved Alison Radley is found dead, sending the town into a complete downward spiral. Piper is put to the test when more teens lives are threatened and put at risk as the killer is still on the loose. Piper must explore the history of her past to find answers. Will she find the killer? Be murdered in the process, or find something so grueling she wishes she was dead.