A reunion of college friends on a remote lake island. A sudden death of one young woman. And another case for Arabella Stewart, amateur sleuth.
Arabella Stewart and her best friend, Ida Byington, look forward to a long, fun-filled weekend with college girlfriends on a remote Lake Erie island. Bootlegged booze and hidden grievances soon shatter the peace. When a gale knocks out electricity and telephone service, the women become stranded.
After one of the group dies under suspicious circumstances, Bella and Ida sort through clues to solve the puzzle. As they do, another puzzle is uncovered. That puzzle leads Bella's childhood friend and girlhood crush, Jax Hastings into the maelstrom. Bella joins Jax in seeking a killer and stopping a rumrunning enterprise operating from the island as they put an end to a fatal reunion.
