In this second book of The Val & Kit Mystery Series, Kit suspects Larry of having an affair with one of his employees, Susan Reed. Kit enlists Val's help to uncover the truth, and the morning after a little stalking expedition, Val reads in the newspaper that Susan Reed was found shot to death in her apartment the night before, right around the time Kit was so certain Larry and Susan were together. Were they having an affair? And did Larry murder her? The police, in the form of dishy Detective Dennis Culotta, conduct the investigation into Susan's murder, hampered at times by Val and Kit's insistent attempts to discover whether Larry is guilty of infidelity and/or murder. As the investigation heats up, so does Val's relationship with Detective Culotta.