Samantha Barnes finds herself back in her hometown on Cape Cod, working as a food writer and licking her wounds after her once-successful life as a chef in the Big Apple comes to a shrieking halt. Samantha has inherited her great-Aunt Ida's dilapidated house, which comes complete with an enormous puppy. Although it's not exactly a windfall, it might be just the retreat Samantha needs. Until it's not. Sam's new boss--and old friend--Keisha is very, well, bossy, and wants Sam to do online video food reviews in addition to traditional print reviews. Her friends Jenny and Miles insist on believing Sam is home for good (she definitely is not), and the town's new harbor master is none other than her old flame, Jason Lopes. And then there's the matter of the body Sam finds in Arey's pond. The body of the woman who tore Sam and Jason apart ten years ago, Estelle. Everyone says it must be accidental--but Sam is sure there's something fishy going on. With no one else inclined to investigate, Sam knows it will be up to her to deliver justice.