Ninth in the Tess Monaghan series, Tess is as feisty as ever, but with a little seasoning of maturity. In other words, she occasionally thinks before she blurts out whatever's on her mind.

In this book, an altruistic decision of Tess' boyfriend brings down a world of hurt on Tess and her loved ones, and dumps an unsolved murder in her lap. Hence the title. . .