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Chris Maple A News Photographer Loses Her Job And Decides To Freelance In Laguna Beach California. While Exploring The Town She Casually Takes Pictures Of A Wedding Party Including The Bridal Couple And Some Sinister-Looking Guests. When The Newlyweds Disappear And The Groom Is Murdered Chris Realizes That Her Pictures May Hold Clues To The Crime. She Enlists The Aid Of Her Ex-Husband A Police Lieutenant To Solve The Case. Her Efforts Result In An Attack On Her Own Life But She Persists Until The Threads Of The Mystery Unravel. Green Politics Is A Subplot Of The Story Together With The Pervasive Influence Of Money And Power. Chris Accepts An Assignment With A Local Environmental Group Fighting A Proposed Development Only To Find That The Project And The Murder Are Connected. Good And Bad Characters Shift Roles And Things Are Not Always What They Seem.