When the affluent Lintons of Lenox Hill summon Sarah Brandt to examine
their teenage daughter, their worst fear is confirmed: she is with
child. The pregnancy is a mystery, however, as the young woman--mentally
still a child herself--is never left on her own and denies that any man
has ever hurt her. It's a delicate situation, casting suspicion on those
close to the Lintons, including their beloved minister, the Reverend
Oliver Upchurch.
But as Sarah and a reluctant Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy
investigate, fate deals their inquiry a harsh blow. The reverend falls
dead during a service--poisoned by cyanide-laced wine in his chalice.
Now, they must not only uncover the truth behind the Linton girl's
pregnancy, they must track down Upchurch's killer before this entire
sordid affair wreaks havoc on more innocent lives...