Mae Q'West is a widow and single mother of two children. She lost her husband Jack, a fisherman in the Pacific Northwest, to a boating accident of which no remains were ever found. One summer morning, Mae sends her children off to their annual camp trip and plans a relaxing week of antiquing and spa treatments.
The same morning over coffee Mae reads her horoscope. The message feels oddly written for her and sends Mae Q'West on a mysterious adventure through Washington's Puget Sound. With help from the stars, Mae soon starts to uncover the truth of Jack's disappearance.
