A devoted wife and mother of three, Lois Meade cleans several houses in the quaint village of Long Farnden. Though her profession has given her intimate knowledge of her clients' lives, she prides herself on avoiding gossip. But when local spinster Gloria Hathaway is brutally strangled, the police know that no one is in a better position than Lois to poke around her clients' homes for clues. Little does she know that her quest for the killer will uncover some surprising secrets in this seemingly peaceful village and put her own family in mortal danger. . .