In subtropical South India, Anita Ray helps run her aunt's hotel, Hotel Delite. When one of the guests becomes ill and another turns up dead, Anita is determined to find the culprit. At the same time she must cope with her aunt's increasingly erratic behavior and her own ambivalence about her close friend, Anand, who wants her to meet his parents. Anita's investigations take the reader into the scenes behind the beautiful resorts and picturesque beaches, where she traps a killer.