Lucas Jordan, FBI agent and profiler comes to Clayton County, North Carolina to track and capture a notorious serial kidnapper, whose has been on a killing spree for 18 months. Noah Bishop recruited Jordan five years ago to work for a Special Crimes Unit of the FBI. Lucas had been working a kidnapping case in Clayton County with the help of Samantha Blake. Not by coincidence, he encounters once again Samantha Blake, a seer, "Madame Zarina" working for a traveling carnival in Golden, North Carolina. Sam connects with people by having psychic visions by her sense of touch. Lucas in contrast connects with people in danger by their sense of fear. Sheriff Wyatt Metcalf and his staff are working the kidnapping case of Mitch Callahan as the FBI arrives on the scene. Wyatt Metcalf and Police Officer Lindsay Graham are lovers when they're off duty. Time quickly runs out on two victims. Lucas and his partner Jaylene are too late to rescue Mitch Callahan and Police Officer Lindsay Graham. Working together to the best of their psychic and non-psychic abilities, Lucas and Sam find a third victim in time. The killer seems to enjoy being one step ahead of Lucas. Sam predicts that Lucas needs her to win this "game" as they believe the killer likes to perceive it. Clayton County is the perfect place with miles of uninhabited land for these crimes to take place. The Carnival after Dark serves as a distraction to the residents of Golden. However with publicity from working the case, Sam develops a notoriety that attracts the killer. Hunting Fear keeps you on the edge of your seat, guessing and hoping they will find the killer before its too late.