When Nesta Aldernay comes to Oxford, it's to set the record straight. Not to get mixed up in a tragedy, or cross the radar of a very attractive if somewhat alarming police officer like Lisle. Lisle too is not happy to find himself falling for a suspect in his latest murder case, and is determined to keep her at arms length. But when the sparks keep flying between them, it's hard not to catch fire! And when the paths of another volatile pair of reluctant lovers collides with theirs, a second tragedy looks inevitable.