When widowed Claudia Parnell moves to her brother Jonathan's exotic house in Oregon's forest, she learns he's been murdered. After she finds a skeleton on his property and a hidden cache of money in his house, his dark past emerges and endangers her. Deputy Gwen befriends her, but neighbors aren't friendly and make her life difficult. When Teo, a mushroom dealer, and Claudia meet, she begins to love and trust again. But too many incidents occur that shakes her faith in him. When she discovers who murdered her brother, it's too late. The killer is one step ahead of her.