With the death of her father, Carla Pichinno returns to the city where she once grew up. The circumstances surrounding his death are unclear. Did her father actually kill himself? Or was he really murdered? When she meets up with Detective Mason Boyde, the case becomes a lot more complicated. Apart from the fact that he is one the top detectives in the state of Louisiana, Mason's striking good looks makes it almost impossible to work with him on a strictly professional level.

In their quest to find out the truth, dangerous family secrets are uncovered. Did her father have a secret love child? Did he live a secret double life in Chicago? So many unanswered questions. Desperate and consumed with grief, Carla seeks help from a mysterious stranger; Mary-Elise a psychic medium. Will Carla ever find closure? Will she ever find her father's killer, the woman known only as the Toxic Seductress? In a shocking twist of events, Carla confronts the killer but will she live to tell the story?