When her elderly neighbour Gus has an accident, Kinsey Millhone is relieved that his niece organizes a nurse for him. A background check on Solana Rojas doesn't turn up anything suspicious. But Kinsey's not convinced - especially when Gus seems to be getting worse under his nurse's tender care. Realizing that her neighbourly concern isn't going to get her past the front door, Kinsey turns to more unorthodox methods to step up her investigation. And gets far more than she bargained for. Not only is Solana not who she seems to be, but she's more than able to play Kinsey at her own game.