The first four years of the 1960s have been filled with
tragedy and violence for Esther Charlemagne; divorce from
her abusive, alcoholic husband, the death of her thirteen
year-old son, the assassination of President Kennedy, and
her battle with breast cancer. None of these events,
however, have prepared her for the investigation of her
life, into the circumstantial death of a talented young
ballet dancer, killed in a mysterious fire. Teamed with
her
former partner on the New York City Police, Aiden "Mac"
McManus, the case will be the first that their fledgling
private investigation firm will take on, engaging all the
skills learned while detectives on the elite homicide
squad
of the NYPD. Amid the deception and danger, Esther and
Mac
are thrown together and forced to face their own demons
and
their long-buried feelings for each other.