A tension-filled, passionate novel that comes together in its final pages with the unravelling of a brutal mystery.

Attractive surgeon Jane Wingfield is the only one dressed in red at her insignificant husband's funeral. She seeks a change in her life, searching for love, and for the first time in her life, she is thrown off kilter, while at the same time, finding happiness. Her friends find her to be lost and shaken. Mrs. High, a neighbor who was a very good friend of her late husband, decides to investigate. In the end, Jane Wingfield's lover and Mrs. High uncover a shocking secret.