Victoria Warren is a thirty-something lawyer in New York City.
When Titus Moorehead is enlisted to solve the murder of Fred Needleman, the owner of SoundLab in mid-town Manhattan, we meet some old friends from Late Risers and a bevy new characters.
An ice storm forces Doug Barnett and his son Colin to detour to the small town where Doug grew up, and to recall the story of the mysterious night fisherman.
Janey Barnett is a seventeen year old born with severe scoliosis, a deformed leg and hand.
Lily Whittaker is a precocious eight year old in the affluent village of Marble Hill.