Prudence MacIntyre, the 'New York home tips' TV show presenter, is sent on holiday, by studio boss Jeffrey Symcox, to a secluded lodge in Tassajero, Wyoming. The lodge was built on the last remnant of Indian land preserved by the Andrews family. Her celebrity status and sassy charm help quickly getting acquainted with local notables, including French heir Jean Phillipe Andrews, his land trust lawyer Doug Craig and police detective Eddie Duncan. Pru is with lodge caretaker Ruth Vigil when she discovers her estranged son JR is missing from his home after leaving a message. Pru finds blood, and although it's not JR's insists he must have been murdered. After her research assent, a computer whiz with a minor criminal record, joins her, and they soon get in danger snooping ahead of the incredulous authorities to discover several linked crimes. 　　译文(2): “纽约家庭秘诀”电视节目主持人普鲁登斯?麦金泰尔(Prudence macIntyre)被电影公司老板杰弗里?辛考克斯(Jeffrey Symcox)派往怀俄明州 Tassajero 的一个僻静小屋度假。小屋建在安德鲁斯家族保留的印第安人土地的最后的遗迹上。她的名人地位和时髦的魅力帮助她很快结识了当地的知名人士，包括法国继承人让 · 菲利普 · 安德鲁斯，他的土地信托律师道格 · 克雷格和警探埃迪 · 邓肯。保诚与旅馆管理员露丝 · 维吉尔在一起，她发现自己疏远的儿子 JR 在留言后从家中失踪了。保诚发现了血迹，尽管不是 JR 坚持认为他一定是被谋杀的。在她的研究同意后，一个有轻微犯罪记录的电脑天才加入了她的行列，他们很快就陷入了危险之中，在怀疑的当局发现几个相关的罪行之前，他们先行窥探。