This film adaptation of Iris Johansen's "The Killing Game" is a by-the-numbers thriller with a focus on forensics and the psychological profile of a serial killer.

The actress playing the lead named Eve Duncan makes a convincing forensic sculptor. Eve had a childhood filled with trauma in the rough Techwood district of Atlanta. At age 15, Eve gave birth to a daughter named Bonnie, who was taken away from and killed by a psychopathic killer with the child buried in the Chattahoochee National Park.

But, a decade later, the killer returns with a vengeance, and he is targeting Eve, who has been so successful in her work as a sculptor and because her spirit was never broken. Now, the killer has singled out the little orphan named Jane, knowing the Eve will become attached to the child.

As the action moves from Georgia to Arizona, the film turns into a cat-and-mouse-game with the authorities racing against the clock to discover the identity of the killer known only as "Dom." Through Eve's good forensic work, the trail leads to the place where it all started in Dillon, Arizona. It was there that Kevin Shaw, the son of a preacher, emerges as the profile of the killer.

The film includes a good twist at the end in the revelation of who is Kevin Shaw. There was also a good set of secondary characters including good ol' Joe, who provides the love interest in the film. While "The Killing Game" unfolds as a standard detective yarn, the production values, acting, and the suspense were nonetheless very effective.