The Carolina Arbors neighborhood is confronted again with a mystery. A neighbor has moved without alerting anyone. Detective Vinder is asked to solve a case that isn’t. He’s on a car-jacking case that takes most of his time. However, that case quickly turns into something that looks like a new kind of crime, becoming increasingly apparent in the state and the neighborhood. With a family at the Arbors about to lose their house, Vinder learns how well edible flowers go in a salad from a neighbor. He’s about as interested in that as in the case that isn’t… until all the cases seem linked.