Detective Jack Sinclair and his partner in both work and life, Maggie Williams, are enjoying a lull in major crimes on the Virginia Eastern Shore. But just as Jack sits down to enjoy the view of Chesapeake Bay from his beach home, his impromptu vacation day is suddenly interrupted by bad news. Murder has once again found its way to the quiet, peaceful town of Onancock.
Women, similarly dressed in negligees of various colors, are being brutally killed in empty vacation houses along the Eastern Shore. With no murder weapons and a plethora of mysterious clues, Jack and Maggie's challenging investigation soon leads them to discover that the victims are connected to an infamous Virginia Beach gentleman's club. As their suspect list grows to include influential pillars in the community and a close friend, Jack and Maggie must pull out all the stops as they carefully dissect the hypothetical motives of a murderer obsessed with negligees.
In this riveting murder mystery, a serial killer lurks in the shadows as two detectives attempt to piece together an intriguing puzzle and wait for the murderer to make the one slip-up that will lead them to solving the crime.