In einem kleinen Ort in Indiana hat es der weibliche Hilfsheriff Marty Hopkins gleich mit mehreren seltsamen Ereignissen zu tun: einem grausamen Mord, dem mysteriösen Tod des Richters und der Entführung einer älteren Frau
Set against the backdrop of Brooklyn's Park Slope, the story follows realtor Len Trager as he struggles to sell a brownstone haunted by a corpse and an uncooperative tenant, Julia Northrup. Maggie Ryan and her husband, Nick O'Connor, are undeterred by the unusual circumstances and see potential in the property. This fourth installment of the Maggie Ryan series, originally published in 1989, is a nominee for the Macavity and Anthony Awards, blending mystery with a unique real estate twist.