Merry has returned home to Livingsky after a having been working in Vancouver. Her caseload has been light, so she has been working as a security guard. She is happy when a new email hops in her inbox and she quickly has the cousin of quarterback, Dustin Thomson, as a new client. Dustin has gone missing and Merry is hired to help find him. As she looks into the background of the Indigenous celebrity sportsman, looking for any answers to questions the police seem reluctant to share. On a secondary thread, we meet Roger whose wife has a design company located next to Merry’s PI office. Roger is the host of a true crime podcast. Roger/Stella...pronoun he and she...would dearly love to become part of the team at LSI and ever anxious to impress and has started an independent investigation into some anonymous letters Merry received after she first arrived. We see aspects of Merry’s personal challenges with the emotional side of her transition and her feelings of isolation. We also explore Roger’s psyche as he struggles to rationalize his need to be both Stella the podcaster and Roger, the electrician who is also a husband and father. The reader is lead through the layers of the investigation as well as Roger/Stella's anxieties. I had a bit of a problem with the Shared thoughts of more than one character, but it didn't happen too often, nor did it distract from the overall impact of the story. I found this to be a well-written book with some repeat appearances from Merry’s adventures from the first book, although both the first and second book easily stands alone. I particularly liked the dynamic Merry is establishing with her new acquaintances and hopefully she will have more luck in attracting clients going forward. ( )