The Christmas season doesn't look too festive for PI Kat Colorado when prominent Sacramento lawyer James Randolph commits suicide while under her surveillance. Moved by his death and by his young widow's inconsolable grief, Kat determines to find the key to his suicide. But Randolph - the victim of a vicious blackmailer - is just the tip of a dangerous iceberg. And when a sleazy journalist gets hold of the story, Kat finds a number of very scared people coming forward. By chasing leads, turning on the charm and twisting a few arms, Kat identifies a web of deceit of frightening proportions. And as she gets closer to her quarry, the blackmailer turns up the heat, resorting to violence that threatens Kat, her friends, her family and everything she holds dear...