Vera is a detective. While driving home from work in a blizzard one night she comes across an abandoned car with a baby inside. She gets lost in the storm and ends up at Brockburn, the grand house that her father grew up in. There is a party going on and at the time no one realizes there is a dead body outside. Once the body is discovered Vera heads up the investigation as to what really happened.
If you enjoy the PBS series, Vera, you will not be disappointed in this book.