When Mary Ellen Blanchard learned her husband of twenty-three years was leaving her for a younger woman, she was in for more than a nasty shock. Just trying to locate her rightful assets leads to the discovery of lies, secrets, and connections to a sinister organization she didn't even know existed. The action covers half the planet as Mary Ellen finds that her comfortable, even boring suburban life has become a nightmare of deceit, manipulation and murder that spreads to all aspects of her existance, confirming the adage that evil enters like a needle and spreads like and Oak tree.