Life in a small affluent town is disrupted when a cherished historical landmark, the Putnam plaque, is stolen in the winter of 1980. The previous summer, newspaper reporter Steven Rollins helped the town avert a massive embezzlement scheme. Now he becomes ensnared in yet another captivating crime. Just when a trail of clues becomes clearer, the mayor of Greenwich disappears and his body is found in a most astonishing place A stolen plaque and the death of the mayor - are these two stories too hot for one reporter to handle?