Marie Gardner, reclusive forensic accountant, finds herself dealing with a new type of puzzle: the murder of a wealthy art-collecting professor. To find answers, she'll have to step away from her files and ledgers and focus on people--the professor's estranged family, tormented graduate students, and his old disobliging friends. Forced to work with a team, Marie is challenged by an unwanted office crush, training a new hire, and proving to her boss that she's capable of more than paperwork-all while hiding a secret behind her high fashion looks that if discovered, it could end her career.