London DI Frederick Terry is confronted with an explosive mix of unrequited desire and dark obsession. Jessica Warner lives to dance and lets nothing--including her jealous husband, her enamored choreographer, or her traumatic past--stand between her and her consuming passion. When she disappears mysteriously before the premiere of "The Taming of the Shoe", Terry begins to disentangle an intricate web of secrets and misunderstandings. It is only after a vicious attack on one of Jessica's former lovers that Terry realizes the horrifying dimensions of the danger Jessica is in. Three lives are in the balance, and he's running out of time.