In the middle of a tabloid scandal, Jordan Marsh's soon to be ex-husband was murdered. After months of speculation and suspense, Jordan has uprooted her life and moved to Port Chatham. She plans to restore a beautiful old Painted Lady. What she doesn't plan to do is solve an old mystery - the death of the first owner of her classic house. She also doesn't plan on being on a first name basis with the ghosts that haunt her house, but she is. She's finding a lot of surprises here in Port Chatham, not all of them welcome.

This is two stories in one. We see Jordan's contemporary life and we also see the last day's of Hattie's life in the past. Getting caught up in the mystery of Hattie's death helps keep Jordan's mind off her own problems now. I found both killers a little obvious to me, but I enjoyed the ride to get there a lot.