When wealthy Charlotte Phillips-Pierce is found murdered on a trail, Detective Parker Williams finds himself with a long list of suspects. Who would want to kill her? Or, as her son tells Parker, who wouldn't? From her children to the murderer she once befriended, the list of suspects seems endless. As Parker delves deeper into the circumstances of her death, a life of privilege, greed, sex, dark family secrets, and lies begins to unfold. The sins of the past emerge, leading to a showdown with a killer. Told in a series of flashbacks, from the Swinging Sixties in Europe to the Free Love Seventies in the United States, this is the story of how one woman's idyllic life and trust are shattered by one brutal, unspeakable act. One that changes her life, and the lives of those around her forever, setting in motion a path that will ultimately lead to murder.