Picking up a year after the events in CREEP have ended, Dr. Sheila Tao, her fiance Morris, friends Jerry Isaac and Marianne Chang are all back in FREAK to continue dealing with the beautiful nightmare that goes by the name of Abby Maddox.

A year later finds Sheila trying to nail Morris down regarding a date for their wedding but he's hesitant to do it just now. Also during that time, Jerry and Marianne have separated due to what happened to Jerry at the end of CREEP. Even though they love each other still, there were just some things that they couldn't get past. But the connection is still there and it's this connection that keeps either of them from totally moving on and away from each other.

As for accused murderer, the very beautiful Abby Maddox, she's sitting in prison until things can be sorted out enough to get her to trial. Abby's boyfriend was the infamous Ethan Wolfe, alleged serial killer from CREEP. She's somewhat of a celebrity even though she's considered to be very dangerous. But she's beautiful and seductive and a master manipulator. That makes her even more dangerous and deadly.

Abby blames both Sheila and Jerry for her being behind bars and she's got a lot to get even with them for. At least in her mind. What no one realizes is that Abby has a plan. It involves someone who is out in the city of Seattle killing women who look a lot like Abby and leaving a little message behind. She makes a deal with the police where if she can aid in the arrest of this new killer, that she will be transferred to a minimum security prison as well as be granted immunity. She would, instead, be serving out her rather short sentence in relative comfort.

The search for the killer becomes even more urgent as more dead women keep turning up. Desperate for any help they can get, the police turn to Abby for anything she may know. It's this information that eventually catches their killer. But that's only the beginning of the long, tortuous and deadly road that's still ahead for them.

Subsequent events beg the questions of just how will Sheila, Jerry, Marianne and Morris come out in the end. Will they survive the evil of Abby? Or will it be the end that Abby plans for them?

There are so many things going on in FREAK that it's impossible to list them all. Besides, I wouldn't want to ruin the story for those who haven't read it. CREEP and FREAK should definitely be read in that order because FREAK is a sequel. It was impossible to put FREAK down once I had started reading it. While reading both of these books, I couldn't stop picturing them as movies. That's the phenomenal feeling that Jennifer Hillier provides to her readers. I can't wait until her next book is published. If you love nail biting suspense, believable plots, and three dimensional characters that stay with you long after you've read the last page, don't miss FREAK.