The story takes place in the once peaceful town of Little Park, South Jersey, which has been devastated by an incident similar to the Phenomenal Week of 1909.  During the course of seven days, thousands of people reported seeing the Jersey Devil throughout New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.  In this instance, the circumstances are far more deadly.  There have been hundreds of sightings and six unsolved, ritualistic murders - all within the Little Park area.  The police department relies upon the assistance of its own Detective Marcel Brown and the "gem" of a neighboring police department, Aya Becker.  Although the citizens fear that their town is being stalked by the Jersey Devil, Aya and Marcel realize that the murderer(s) are faking the sightings to aide their cause.  A lethal cause which Aya soon learns involves her in a way she never thought possible...