The city of George Iowa wasn’t known for much, but that all changed when the naked body of a headless woman was discovered tied to a cross in the middle of an Iowa cornfield with the numbers 317 branded into her chest. Local Police Chief Dale Morgan finds himself way in way over his head (pun intended) and he wasn’t afraid to admit it.

Special Agent Nathan Blackwood, of the FBI, is called into assist in the investigation. Given the ritualistic display, Blackwood surmises that the killer, who the media has dubbed the Scarecrow, is leaving a message for someone. But to who, and why are a mystery. But the most important question on everyone’s mind is how many more messages will he send.

Agent Blackwood finds himself immersed in a fast paced, ever unfolding investigation spanning three states and multiple jurisdictions. Will he be able to clip the Scarecrow’s wings before he can fly the coop, or will the killer leave more bodies in their wake that even a parliament of crows couldn’t eat?