When death shatters the serenity of the exclusive moneyed
enclave of Tuxedo Park, New York, Eliza Blake, cohost of the
country's premier morning television show "KEY to America,"
is on the scene. While attending a lavish gala at her
friends' newly renovated estate, Pentimento, Eliza's host is
found dead--a grotesque suicide that is the first act in a
macabre and intricately conceived plan to expose the sins of
the past involving some of the town's most revered citizens.
Determined to find out the truth, Eliza and her KEY News
colleagues--producer Annabelle Murphy, cameraman B.J.
D'Elia, and psychiatrist Margo Gonzalez--discover that
Pentimento holds the key. Nestled in the park's sprawling
architectural masterpieces, picturesque gardeners' cottages,
and lush, rolling landscape, the glorious mansion is
actually a giant "puzzle house," filled with ingenious clues
hidden in its fireplaces, fountains, and frescoes that lead
them from one suspicious locale to another--and, one by one,
to the victims of a fiendish killer.
As Pentimento gives up its secrets, it becomes clear that no
amount of wealth or privilege will keep the residents of
Tuxedo Park safe. But just when Eliza unearths one final
surprise, she comes face-to-face with a murderer who
believes that some puzzles should never be solved.