The murderer has a perfectly logical reason for his kills. Logical, but insane. Set in the early '90s, when cellphones were a new thing, wounded soul and single dad Nick Clayborne uses a radio scanner to listen in on private conversations. It's virtually his only adult contact. He fills notebooks with what he hears in hopes of an eventual book deal. Then three of those strangers are murdered. Panicking, he reaches out to a long-time favorite he's been listening in on for years. Their connection begins to thaw his frozen heart. But when the police are tipped about Nick's voyeuristic hobby, he becomes their prime suspect. Especially when three more victims are found in his notebooks. Now all the homicide detectives need to nail him is physical evidence. This is something the actual killer intends to provide.