Parallel to The Major's Dilemma, Christina Thompson nudges her secondary characters into the spotlight. Everyone has a story, and everyone has something they hold dear. What happens when those hearts are stolen? While Division Director Peter Bingaman and his FBI agents investigate a string of robberies, a disgruntled agent steals a private envelope from Peter's safe. The potential revelation of its contents threatens to shatter Peter's world. A slow-moving widow in a new fast-paced town, Sylvia Folkert is afraid of change. Her solace has been her wedding ring, recently stolen. At the local book club, she and the feisty seniors put aside their troubles to help a man who's been wrongfully arrested for robbery. To prove his innocence, the women scheme to outwit the agents. They quickly find themselves entangled in the FBI's dangerous case.
