In September 1957, the Edsel made its long-awaited debut in Black River Falls, Iowa. The local Ford dealership was hosting a baton-twirling celebration to welcome the car of the future. But the future can't be taken for granted- a fact made all too clear by the discovery of Susan Squires's body in the trunk of one of the brand-new autos. Now P.I. Sam McCain is trying to find out who killed the wife of the town's most prominent lawyer- before the guilty party hits the road...