some say he got his just desserts ... University psychologist, Estela Nogales is all set for a relaxing summer break, maybe joining a gym, adopting a new hobby, or curling up with a few good books. The fun she anticipates does not include trying to identify the dead body her dogs discover washed up on the beach. And she certainly has no reason to expect the mystery will lead her right back to the quiet neighborhood of Arroyo Loco and her friends there. Estela's favorite theory is that the boy who bought it got what was coming to him, and at the hands of those he had wronged, but as the investigation unravels the clues, there turns out to be much more to this story.