People like Sandra Brown have made the term psychological thriller develop to the next level. She is one of those authors who have earned a lot of fame through the production of this category. When Overkill and Mean Streak were published for the first time, they were sold like hotcakes and they are still famous like evergreen books. A psychopath is on the hunt for women in this novel and he is doing this for a purpose i.e sex and wealth. He traps young and wealthy women after which he traps them in a relationship.
Later he runs away with the wealth and the woman is never found. That psychopath has been acting in this way for many years and so far he has made eight rich women vanish without leaving any kind of clue for the police.
FBI agent Drex has been looking for this clever operator for many years and he has named this villain Weston Graham. For many years Drex has been deceived by this clever operator but on this occasion, Drex thinks that he has found the man. The villain has taken the identity of Jasper Ford on this occasion and he has married a young and rich girl named Talia.
Drex gets settled near their house so that he can keep an eye on the couple. The more he goes closer to the couple, the more he realizes that Jasper is the man Drex is looking for. Victor Slezak also narrates the attraction of Drex for Talia which is a new thing for the agent too. Drex knows that the distraction can cost him a lot but he is unable to control his feelings for the young girl.