The disappearance of Ethel Lambston doesn't bother too many people. As the author of juicy exposés, there are those who truely despise her. But Neeve Kearny, owner of an upscale Madison Avenue boutique, has an uncanny feeling that Ethel may have been the victim of foul play. As the search for a missing person turns into a homicide investigation, Neeve herself comes into mortal danger. Could this case be connected to the unsolved murder of Neeve's own mother 15 years earlier?