Joanna Coffee has met some truly awful people in her life, but when she winds up investigating the murder of the most cutthroat lawyer in Bennett Falls, she discovers how ruthless people can actually be.

There are more layers to this case than there are layers in Jo's bicerin drinks. And as Jo uncovers the truth about the victim, she begins to wish she led a normal life that didn't involve murder investigations.

But little does Jo know that something else is going on in her life that will turn her world upside down.