Homicide detective Nan Vining wishes that her life was a little calmer, like life seems to be at Georgia Berryhill's Malibu Canyon healing compound. But the compound's tranquility is shattered by a series of murders: first, a celebrity private eye and his lover; second, a Pasadena socialite. Georgia Berryhill has a link to both investigations, but so does Nan's mother, who was a friend to one victim and being wooed by another. Nan is troubled by conflicting loyalties as all of Southern California's A-list flock to the Berryhill compound, seeking peace, happiness, and in some cases, murder.