Jake Tiptree moves to a small rural town for peace but finds a crime wave instead. Corpses are turning up all over town, and the first victim is the town bad boy and former sweetheart of Jake`s friend and fellow sleuth, Ellie. Add a pair of unwelcome arrivals--Jake`s ex-husband, and an unscrupulous New York ex-money mogul--and you`ve got a blueprint for danger.