Jeanette Pierpont is out of patience.
On the run from hurt and humiliation, she's fled back to her home in the Montana mountains in search of solitude. But to her unpleasant surprise, she discovers she's not alone there. In fact, there are altogether too many strangers lurking in the woods and around the abandoned mining town nearby—some decidedly suspicious, others merely infuriating.
Before long it becomes clear that the mountain has become the setting for a daring crime—and Jeanette finds herself dragged into a race against time to foil it before it's too late.