A case with so many twists and turns ...
When a gorgeous twenty-three-year-old nurse gets engaged to her wealthy ninety-three-year-old patient, his alarmed grandchildren hire private eye Story Smith to investigate the suspected gold digger.
It's August 1955, and Philadelphia's only gal gumshoe is just back from a swoony-and slightly scandalous-weeklong vacation with her competitor crush Steve Evans.
Story's eager to get back to work and the case sounds intriguing. But risky. She's got to dig up enough dirt on the soon-to-be bride to stop the wedding-or forget about being paid.
She needs the money. Bills beckon. But no problem. She accepts the challenge.
Only, things take a tumble.
A bloody accident that might be murder forces Story to team up with Steve on a corkscrew-twisty case that lands them in hot and steamy Florida. A case that's death-defyingly dark, tropically romantic, and spine-tinglingly thrilling.
A case that includes sharks, guns, ghosts, and nuns.
And at its heart, stolen identity.
Forcing Story to examine her own identity as a fiercely independent solo sleuth.
Because competitor Steve has captured her heart.