Mystery writer Diana Bellfore becomes a murderer's target when she rents an old house on Potters Pond unaware that the former owner was killed. With the help of a wounded soldier who comes to live in the same rental, Diana unravels past scandals and secrets, despite attempts by an unpleasant detective to stymie her inquiries. As she probes the lives of her new neighbors, especially Ursula Von Reiter, an elderly artist, and the dead woman's relatives, another murder occurs. While Diana deals with murder, she must also come to terms with her own family problems.