When a disliked schoolteacher suddenly dies from poison, suspicion spreads through the quiet community connected to the school. Journalist and amateur sleuth Miriam Birdseye becomes intrigued by the case and begins investigating alongside her glamorous actress friend Natasha Du Vivien.

As Miriam interviews suspects and pieces together clues, she discovers that many people had reasons to resent the victim. The deeper she digs, the clearer it becomes that the teacher’s death was no accident—and the killer may still be dangerously close.