A woman able to understand the thoughts of cats becomes an unwitting investigator when her sister's co-worker is murdered and the only witness was her beloved feline.

Bailey Ruth Raeburn, of Heaven's Department of Good Intentions, confidently sets out on an unauthorised mission when she receives a call for help. But soon it's not just Professor Iris Gallagher - who Bailey Ruth finds bent over a corpse, murder weapon in hand - who needs assistance. For if Bailey Ruth can't solve this case, it could be her last.

Assigned to guide the spirit of a deceased young man to the next life, Bailey Ruth Raeburn assists her charge in his efforts to prove the innocence of his girlfriend, who has been falsely accused of murdering a manipulative senior partner.