"Her mother’s love never came without blood. But that’s how all love comes. That’s how you know it’s real." In the wake of the sudden death of her mother, Irene Blackwell is left haunted by the horrors of her childhood and drowned in the tears of her grief. On the surface, her mother, Ophelia, was a beloved surgeon and a doting mother. But behind the scenes her love for her daughter ran much deeper and bloodier than anyone could ever know. Upon returning to her home in Philadelphia, Irene is chosen to intern as a mortuary assistant under her revered professor, Camilla Osman. She is everything her mother was: intimidating, beautiful, maternal, and hiding a secret of her own. Camilla is a serial killer. Infatuated, the lines between familial and romantic blur in a bloody psychological horror full of manipulation, teeth, and formaldehyde.