This mystery/suspense story tells the tale of a suburban Connecticut family in the 1970s. Hank Latour is unhappily married, disconnected from his teenage daughters, stuck in a banking career, and in debt. He invests in a real estate project he should have avoided, and as his family disintegrates, he learns a lesson about love and redemption. A well-crafted novel, it contains an underlying message about how mankind's burgeoning land development exacts a devastating price from nature and beauty.