It was ironic that best-selling author Natalie Valentine should be murdered on the very day she'd been contemplating suicide. Standing over her own lifeless body, Natalie decides to follow the two investigating detectives, Nick Davenport and Camille Duguay, hoping they'll be successful in uncovering her killer, one she believes is the least likely culprit. Nick and Camille have a multitude of suspects, including their own Police Chief, Hoot Higgins, who is uncooperative and seems to be impeding their investigation at every turn. When Natalie's attorney produces a zip drive left in the event of her demise, the pair of detectives turn to the FBI for help in unlocking the drive's content, an expose on the source of the tony town of Blue Moon Bay's success. Could this be the motive in Natalie's murder in the charming, small town on Piney Key, or is there another, more nefarious basis for the homicide? Natalie recounts her life and the details that have led her to the brink of despair, as Nick navigates the suspects in his investigation, all while pondering the tenuous nature of his relationship with Camille. As the secrets of Blue Moon Bay come to light, the entire town is caught up in a bizarre scenario of murder, corruption, and the possible demise of life as they've known it."