Ellery King isn't looking for a new job but when she's fast-talked into a position as a traveling companion to Bess Stewart, who writes for a senior citizen travel magazine, she decides to give it a try. After all, Bess is a fun woman and the pay is great.

However, Ellie doesn't even make it out the door before things begin falling apart. Smooth-talking Tim, Bess's handsome nephew, admits he can't pay the double rate he promised. But Bess is excited and Ellie doesn't have the heart to turn her down so she agrees to one trip. After all, it's not like the camping she did as a kid where she shared a tent with her sisters and slept on the ground. She and Bess will have a brand-new travel trailer already set and ready for their arrival.

But a stormy night results in the murder of a fellow camper and Ellie soon realizes she's also a target. And maybe if Tim would quit pestering her, she could find out who that is before it's too late and she's left dead ahead.