A man lies dead on the pavement in front of Elizabeth's house. When the police arrive, they discover that he is clutching a cookbook. Who is he? What is he doing with a cookbook? Who was the hit-and-run driver who killed him -- and why?

Beth, Elizabeth's daughter, becomes embroiled in a mystery that involves more deaths, investigations on another continent, and the discovery of family secrets. As her world is turned upside-down, she also discovers the love of her life.