Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree interrupts her restoration of her 1823 home in Eastport, Maine, when she unearths an old buried manuscript in her basement. She finds her name and the previous owners' names written in blood in the front of the book. Curiosity overtakes Jake about the book and she sends it to Horace Robotham, a rare book dealer. Before Horace can report his findings, he's murdered and the book disappears. Shortly afterwards, Horace's friend, Dave, arrives at Jake's with a strange request. Can she lock up the gun he brought with him?

Jake complies, not believing the story Dave tells her. Too many pieces do not fit. Her suspicion heightens when the gun disappears from her locked, hidden box. More murders occur and the victims have ties to the lost book. It becomes imperative for Jake to unravel the dark history of the book and discover its relationship to the killer.

The 11th Home Repair is Homicide mystery has Jake, along with family and friends, attempting to solve the murders while trying to survive domestic upheaval and renovating disasters. Jake must determine if the supernatural is involved, or is the answer found in the good old-fashioned motives of greed, jealously and hate. Home repair tidbits are injected among the tightly woven plot and well- developed characters.