Mary G. Stano again weaves a mystery of twists and turns set in old San Francisco. In Chimera, Book 2 of Jera's Plight, Jera Buchanan is left to unravel a puzzle of how a dead body she found in Golden Gate Park could be missing one minute and alive the next. Although there is no body and not the slightest trace of a murder, she knows what she saw and sets out to prove it with the help of detective Bryce Colton, but he begins to find her story beyond belief when he finds the girl has no twin and he is unable to find another girl to match her description. Despite no body and no proof of a homicide, Jera digs deeper into the mystery and uncovers deceptions and secrets in her family that could cost not only her life but also her sister's.