With new clues about her aunt Josie's disappearance from Baycourt Hall, Anna Glenn is all ears when Officer Romona wants to speak to her at Orson's Fall Ball. Except, attempted murder strikes again, hindering Anna from learning any news about the cold case. Or...has it? Vera Kessel is the town's drama queen, but is her fall simply due to a medical condition or a lethal bump to the head?
Vera's life hangs by a thread, and it seems more than one person is threatened by what secret she can spill. From jealous former friends, outrageous bribes, and grudges with jilted lovers, there are plenty of enemies who might want to silence her for good. Sure, it's fodder for drama and gossip, but that's not the only headache Anna faces. While she helps the Banners clear the Baycourt Hall's bad rep—again—trouble crops up at home, too, when Aunt Pru sees someone trespassing.
Keeping secrets is a dangerous, complicated business, something Anna comes to appreciate as a warning in finding Vera's attacker and in unearthing her long-lost relative's fate...