Prima ballerina Margot Johnson is young, vibrant, supremely talented, and about to take her final curtsy as a professional dancer. Seconds before her last curtain call, her beloved partner dies on stage. In the chaos that ensues, one fact becomes crystal clear: Yuri's death was not an accident. Tensions rise and danger seems to lurk in every corner of the Empire Ballet's beloved theater. Detective Frank Sutton is tasked with catching the killer before more bodies fall, but he finds himself falling instead for the beautiful but enigmatic Margot. Is she a killer in disguise, or is a murderer gunning for the one woman who has captured his world-weary heart?