For the third time in his life, Greg Lawson is considering murder. He is not a stranger to murder and he is willing to do anything to get his hands on $2 million dollars in gold. But fate can be cruel. McKenzie and Delaney are drawn into the drama that unfolds in Lake Tahoe when they meet with their friend Jovanna Madrianni in her gift shop. She tells them of a visit by an attractive detective, Danny Delvecchio, who informs her that someone is going to try to kill her. The action starts in Cielo Mar and heats up in Lake Tahoe. As she lies injured in the basement of an empty house, an unspeakable secret dooms McKenzie unless she can finally put an end to an obsessed killer's twisted quest.