Filming her public television garden show in Hawaii, Louise Eldridge has a date with murder when she discovers the body of an arrogant botanist and must weed through a wealth of suspects to catch a killer.

Lita Mendez was a thorn in the LAPD's side. An aggressive police critic and gang activist, she'd filed countless complaints against the department. So when she's found dead in her home, Detective Scully and his partner Hitchens fear the worst: that there's a killer in their ranks. Outside the crime scene, Nixon Nash and his television crew have set up shop. Nash is the charismatic host of a hit reality show called Vigilante TV, dedicated to beating...