Following a leadership transition at the FBI's New York field office, Special Agent A.X.L. Pendergast is forced to accept an unthinkable condition of continued employment: the unconventional lone wolf must now work with a partner. Pendergast and his new partner, Special Agent Coldmoon, are sent to Florida to look into a string of ritualistic murders. A serial killer is carving out his victims' hearts and placing the stolen organs alongside the headstones of existing graves. A cryptic letter signed by a 'Mr Brokenhearts' accompanies each heart. Another intriguing aspect of Mr Brokenhearts' macabre method is that the chosen graves all belong to women who committed suicide. As he looks for a link between the old suicides and the new murders,.