The Chosen

A ritual serial killer is hunting couples.
And the next victims have already been chosen.

Maggie Lawson arrives in New Orleans for an academic conference—to speak about the cult she survived and the family it nearly destroyed.

Then couples begin vanishing.

Detective Broussard sees coincidence. Maggie sees a pattern. Every five days. Ritualistic. Precise. Rooted in the city’s oldest beliefs. When police begin to suspect a copycat killer, Maggie starts to believe they may be right.

Day Nine brings calm.
No new victims.
No escalation.
The pattern appears broken.

It isn’t.

On Day Eleven, another body part surfaces—another message left behind, another sign confirmed.

As the investigation tightens, Maggie is pulled back into a world where faith becomes permission and belief becomes obsession. Each choice deliberate. Each moment measured.

The killer is patient.
The timing is precise.
And someone is counting.

In a city built on belief and buried secrets, Maggie and Broussard must confront what’s already in motion—before time runs out for the next chosen.