Principled stubbornness lands freelance investigative journalist Debra Ann Wynn in deep trouble. Her father's deathbed request to return secretive letters found at the Wynn family gravesite has turned deadly. The letter writer admits seeing three people move a dead body while he was robbing a notorious con man and his missing wife's home; now the thief's corpse has been dumped in a downtown alley. Coincidentally, Debra Ann's old basketball coach has been killed, with all the earmarks of a professional hit. Nosing around entangles Debra Ann and her friends in a web of vicious criminals; her methods cross the lines as she scrambles to catch up. Injured but still breathing after an attempt on her life, she's abducted at knifepoint. Will her frustrated friend on the force save her? And if Debra Ann survives, how will she resolve the riddle her sleuthing's uncovered?