Mira Woodford was a beautiful girl who believed that the best things in life were expensive. She bartered her youthful charms for the rewards of being an old man''s bride, and her investment paid off in millions when she suddenly became his widow.

When Bertha Cool sent Donald Lam to find out if Mira''s kisses had turned to poison for the rich little poor girl''s late husband, one look at Mira made Donald eager to see for himself how deadly her embrace really was. But though Mira was lovely and willing, her past was ugly and threatening - and when passion and blackmail went hand in hand, murder could not be far behind.