A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.

Posy Pinkerton needs to step out of her shell. For this late-20s serial monogamist, life has been smooth sailing. She's got Tom, her doctor fiancé; her burgeoning career as a medical illustrator and a side hobby as a visual artist. B

Joanne is a successful obstetrician whose life is turned upside down when her partner at their fertility clinic is brutally murdered. She is trying to rebuild her life when the assassin strikes again.