Exiled to Kenya after her latest scandalous exploit, Delilah Drummond, now the mistress of her step-father's estate, falls into the decadent pleasures of society until she meets Ryder White, who becomes her guide to this complex land.
Receiving a warning from a mysterious baron after suffering a home invasion, Veronica Speedwell accepts the baron's shelter and teams up with an ill-tempered naturalist when her host is subsequently murdered.