World-renowned prima ballerina Margot Johnson is about to take the final curtsy of her career when her beloved partner dies onstage. In the chaos that ensues, one fact becomes crystal clear: Yuri's death was not an accident. Where beauty and grace prevailed, danger now seems to lurk in every dark corner of the Empire Ballet's beloved theater.

Detective Frank Sutton is tasked with catching the culprit as more bodies fall, but he finds himself falling instead for the beautiful but enigmatic Margot. Is she a killer in disguise, or is a murderer gunning for the one woman who has finally captured his world-weary heart?