When a freak auto accident kills a driver on the remote
roads outside Duluth, Jonathan Stride is disturbed to
discover that the victim appears to be a "ghost," with a
false identity and no evidence to suggest who he really
was. Alarmingly, a gun is found in the car--and the gun
has recently been fired.
The next day, Stride learns that a Duluth college student
has also vanished, and he worries that the two incidents
are related. But what would have put an ordinary young
woman in the crosshairs of a man who has all the
hallmarks of an assassin for hire?
Stride's investigation of the girl's disappearance leads
him into the midst of a film crew in Duluth, where a
movie is being made based on a case in Stride's own past.
The actor playing Stride is Hollywood royalty, an award-
winning icon who has charmed his way to the top of the
box office.
But Stride soon hears whispers that his cinematic alter
ego has a dark side . . . and in trying to expose the
truth, he makes a powerful enemy who will stop at nothing
to protect his reputation.