Berlynn Wallace has made a quiet life for herself in Fairhope, Alabama - a charming coastal town where she spends her days surrounded by books, her cat Mr. Whipley, and the company of her best friend Vaughn, a sharp-tongued fashion designer with exquisite taste. The fact that Vaughn has been dead for two years is, between them, just a detail.

But when a body turns up near her driveway, Berlynn's peaceful routine is cut short. As she begins pulling at the threads of the victim's past, what unravels is a dangerous pattern of secrets, betrayal - and more bodies. Suddenly, Berlynn isn't just a curious bystander. She's the one asking questions a killer doesn't want answered.

With Vaughn whispering observations only she can hear, Berlynn is determined to hem together the truth - before someone cuts her loose for good.