Veronica and her devoted Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Leda, return in this third book in the Veronica Kildare K-9 Mystery Series. Ominous signs and unrelenting summer storms abound in a Colorado wilderness area as Veronica and Leda take on the mystery of odd fish and wildlife deaths affecting the region. The stakes are raised even higher when Leda discovers the body of a slain woman near the river in question. The race is on to learn the victim's identity and unmask the culprits who caused her death. Then a personal attack on a close friend necessitates valiant measures from Leda to save the day. Can Veronica and her team decipher the sources of the evil that have turned the Repentant River deadly in time to prevent further tragedy?