Josephine West is broken after losing her husband during the Great War. She spends her days writing nonsense articles for the local newspaper and evenings avoiding the suitors her mother pushes her way. Then, Josephine discovers a dead body in beautiful Carmel-By-the-Sea, California. She's determined to both be the one who solves the murder and the one who publishes the story. Can she do it when everyone would try to stop her? She thinks she can, and she's sure no one else will beat her to the truth. The only question is whether the chase will put her at risk?