Noel Rue and her husband Lance lead busy lives, juggling their work at the Midwest Primate Sanctuary with the task of protecting their teen foster daughter, Natasha. Are they really ready to adopt young twins with Asperger's syndrome? When they answer yes, they're plunged into the world of special needs parenting as chaos blooms around them.
Headless bodies, vanishing deputies, and evidence-thieving spider monkeys compound their problems as the police scramble for clues. Will Noel and Lance solve the mystery or be the next ones to lose their heads . . . literally?