When Ricki is invited to appear on a new talk show to promote her latest book, she declines, of course. After coming face-to-face with a killer while working on her first case, all she wants is to go back to living a normal life, and that doesn't include public appearances. But her agent insists that she does the interview.

On the day of the show, the host turns up missing and Ricki was the last person to see her alive.

Once again, Ricki finds herself investigating a murder. This time, things are personal. Old friends and lovers come back into her life. A saboteur lurks in shadow, wreaking havoc on her career. Things look bad for Ricki unless she can find the real murderer before she's accused of a crime she didn't commit.