Nathan Reynolds drowned in the Salt River near Arizona's Tempe Town Lake, but someone shot him in the head before he died. Amanda Winters, Nathan's godmother and best friend to Nathan's mother Dinah, believes that his murder may be linked to the ten-year-old disappearance of Nathan's father--corporate attorney Tom Reynolds. While fighting a debilitating panic disorder, Amanda sets out to help local homicide detective Roy Staatz solve Nathan's murder. With help from her son, husband, and quirky Aunt Sally, Amanda charts a course that leads her group of intrepid mystery hunters on a wild chase...