When Jenny McNair travels to the charming town of Ojai, California to visit her best friend, she unexpectedly lands in the midst of a real estate retreat. Not only does the detective and spiritual counselor have little interest in learning about real estate, but she soon discovers that, unlike the special town where her friend lives, this so-called retreat is anything but a peaceful, calm haven. Rather, the atmosphere is competitive and hostile and soon turns tragic when one of the agents is pushed off a cliff to her death. Jenny meets all the suspects, and, with the help of her Scottish detective father and Scottish professor husband, she assists the police in solving the crime.
Unfortunately they are not able to do it before a second death occurs. Jenny delves into the lives of, not only the suspects, but of the victims and their families, learning about their backgrounds, relationships, personalities, as well as discovering their darkest secrets.