A new type of serial killer is stalking the streets  – one more devious and disturbing than ever before. The Gryphon is a serial killer with a flair for the dramatic – and a grisly trophy case of victims. But when he sets out to add young secretary Wendy Alden to his macabre collection, he gets more than he bargained for. Always one step ahead of the pursuing Detective Delgado the brilliant psychopath penetrates police lines at will, circling ever closer to the target of his deranged fantasies. Until finally, the only thing standing between Wendy and the Gryphon\'s unthinkable desires is her own indomitable will to survive.