Ellison Russell Jones's best friend Libba has a questionable track record when it comes to men. But finally-finally-she's selected a good one. Charlie Ardmore hales from a fine family, plays a mean game of golf, and is a cardiologist. Even Mother approves. But when Charlie's patients start dying, the whispers begin. Is Charlie a killer? Could Harrington Walford, Ellison's beloved father and one of Charlie's patients, be the next to die? Can Ellison stop a killer in time?