An offer to help someone in need leaves Rachel Winters and her friends in the killer's sights as they slowly unravel a multilayered scheme for profit. Meanwhile, a discovery about Luke Reed's long-lost family threatens them both. What do the gruesome murder of a young college student, a missing college professor, a submerged car, and an attempted carjacking have in common? Find out along with Rachel, her dog, Bella, and Luke as they become embroiled in a murderous plot in the Sierra Nevada, spanning from Mammoth Lakes to Susanville, California.