Tracking down a killer is not a part of Kit O'Maley's life plan. She's a dedicated teacher, content with her safe, uncomplicated existence until it's blown to bits by an unexpected invitation. Soon Kit is saddled with a historic home, an antique shop, a pack of money-hungry kinfolk, and snoopy neighbors who seem to have their own agendas. And everywhere she turns she's confronted by whispers from the past-a cache of gold nuggets, Oregon's lost Blue Bucket. To top it off, Kit must conquer her fears and uncover a murderer before she becomes the next victim.