An overheard conversation in the governor's office, a shredded photograph and mysterious list of names pulls Coral Svenson and her daughter, Tara McLean, into the world of nefarious backroom politics. Once their involvement is discovered, they become targets themselves. The mother, a wealthy party volunteer, wants to protect her friends; the daughter, a fledgling reporter, is driven to break the story; and the police chief who struggles to keep himself and the two recalcitrant women alive.

Harriet Locke, Atherton Investment Bank's prestigious Vice President, just killed a man. She needed to hide, yet she was compelled to race to the office to finish up some paperwork. Somehow, she knew that the Tontine Trust under her care had become a prize sought after by Nevada's Ciccone cartel. She was having 'inspirations.' Would anyone believe Harriet could really prophesize? Or were hers just lucky guesses and hunches? Harriet's ragtag rescue squad comprising her granddaughter, Aleta, and Aleta's new-found cohort, Ed the detective, were armed with only the bare bones of a plan hastily...