NASA rocket explosions and a series of unsolved murders disrupt the idyllic calm of Chincoteague Island, a quiet barrier island on Virginia's east coast better known for its annual pony swim. Put-in-Bay investigative reporter Emerson Moore's relaxing fishing vacation to Chincoteague Island is interrupted as he works his way through a maze of suspects, including some local troublemakers and rocket experts from Russia, China and Europe--any of whom might be motivated to sabotage the U.S. space program. Mixed with local Chincoteague Island flavor and characters, Chincoteague Calm is a breathless roller-coaster ride as Moore works furiously to break through the fog of deception that has enveloped the once-peaceful island.