Walter Pimsey was distinguished, gruff, sophisticated, and a bit of a bully. He was all of those things. And by Saturday morning, he was also quite dead.

After a twelve-year absence, investigative reporter Hope Walker has been back home in Hopeless, Idaho, for two weeks. Her scorecard? Lost a job. Gained a job. Got hit by a car. Made up with an old friend. Reunited with an old enemy. Made herself a new enemy. And met one seriously handsome Sheriff.

Oh, and one more thing. She solved two murders. Now Hope Walker has a new set of problems. And another dead body. This investigation takes her to the Thorndale Mansion - home of one horrible woman, her rather miserable family, and their peculiar servants. But finding the murderer and getting to the truth will be difficult. It seems the grand old house holds plenty of suspects.

The question is: which one of them is capable of murder?