What appears to be the random street killing of Jasper Londsberry leads to the surprising revelation that he left the bulk of his large estate to a beautiful young woman whom he scarcely knew. All this, and a rapidly following chain of criminal and violent events, mystify and disorient Josie Vance, Jasper's lifelong secretary and confidant. As the daily routines of a life spent working for Jasper and his father disintegrate around her, Josie discovers that she did not know Jasper or his family and associates as well as she thought she did. From her insider vantage point of the Londsberry businesses and of Jasper's wealthy friends and drinking companions, Josie follows the tangled chain of events to their surprising and fully motivated denouement."