Amateur Detectives are often called Unwilling Volunteers because they are compelled to investigate, risking their lives for love, not money. And always because it's necessary.

When her brother-in-law is found dead in a ravine and his death is thought to be a murder-suicide with him as the killer, country girl Kaelynn Barrows can't agree. For her sister's sake, she plays amateur sleuth, spurred on when those in positions of authority seem to rush to their conclusion.

Then a young child arrives with a note that says she is Gerald's daughter and doubts begin. When Kaelynn stumbles onto a third body, all evidence points to a small college group from his past. As she digs, threats again strike too close to home, but Kaelynn's questions won't rest. At this rate, he'll be guilty and she'll be dead.