Karen Prince has left her Chicago law practice to live and paint in the Galena countryside. Then an exciting evening cruise on the Mississippi River turns deadly when two guests plunge into the river under suspicious circumstances.

Karen Prince, a Chicago lawyer-turned painter, comes to the aid of a neighbor accused of murder. Motives and opportunity abound as she uncovers family feuds, greed, blackmail, and adultery.

In the third mystery in the Galena Mystery series, former attorney Karen Prince and her boyfriend Ken are in hot pursuit of the individual who has murdered Ken's friend.