Aurora's finest are back in action! Why are too many healthy pensioners dying in nursing homes? Vice detective Noelle O'Banyon can't let the mystery go. Though she has no business working on a homicide case, the love-shy single mum draws partner Duncan Cavanaugh into her rogue investigation. He's a notorious player she thoroughly disdains – and the feeling's mutual. Duncan considers Noelle too strait-laced for his taste. But as they uncover the shocking scandal behind the mysterious deaths, the pair become closer and passionately in sync. With time running out, Noelle and Duncan must stop the next murder in Aurora or die trying.