When the affluent Lintons of Lenox Hill summon Sarah Brandt to examine their teenage daughter, their worst fear is confirmed: she is with child. The pregnancy is a mystery, however, as the young womanâmentally still a child herselfâis never left on her own and denies that any man has ever hurt her. Itâs a delicate situation, casting suspicion on those close to the Lintons, including their beloved minister, the Reverend Oliver Upchurch. But as Sarah and a reluctant Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy investigate, fate deals their inquiry a harsh blow. The reverend falls dead during a serviceâpoisoned by cyanide-laced wine in his chalice. Now, they must not only uncover the truth behind the Linton girlâs pregnancy, they must track down Upchurchâs killer before this entire sordid affair wreaks havoc on more innocent livesâŚ
When the affluent Lintons of Lenox Hill summon Sarah Brandt to examine their teenage daughter, their worst fear is confirmed: she is with child. The pregnancy is a mystery, however, as the young womanâmentally still a child herselfâis never left on her own and denies that any man has ever hurt her. Itâs a delicate situation, casting suspicion on those close to the Lintons, including their beloved minister, the Reverend Oliver Upchurch. But as Sarah and a reluctant Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy investigate, fate deals their inquiry a harsh blow. The reverend falls dead during a serviceâpoisoned by cyanide-laced wine in his chalice. Now, they must not only uncover the truth behind the Linton girlâs pregnancy, they must track down Upchurchâs killer before this entire sordid affair wreaks havoc on more innocent livesâŚ