For librarian Aurora Teagarden, who is known around her small town as a master sleuth, nothing beats a good mystery. When mayhem and murder jump off the page and into her small town, she must solve each crime clue by clue before it is too late.

Follows the cases and the internal workings of the Special Victims Unit of the New York City Police Department, headed by Acting Commander Sergeant Olivia Benson, as she and her team work to bring sexually violent criminals to justice.