The bloodied body of Harding Lovejoy is found in the woods at the Candleberry County Club in upstate New York. Due to a fluke in the property line, Connecticut State Trooper Eli Trucks finds himself in charge of the case. Amidst a surprising pattern of betrayal and duplicity, the battle lines are drawn between the law and the four families that run the Valley. Armed with his Sig Sauer P220 and a past hed like to forget, Eli discovers that lust and larceny run rampant in the wealthy community that is determined to protect its public image rather than bring a killer to justice.