Nancy's friend is set to run in a Chicago marathon but the top runner in the race has received numerous death threats. If Nancy does not catch up to the truth, at least one marathoner could end up dead in her tracks.
Famed film director James Jackson has fallen victim to a blackmailer who is demanding ten million dollars. Amateur sleuth Nancy Drew is on the scene to help her father's friend, and becomes the blackmailer's new target in the process.
While Nancy and Bess are at a trendy restaurant, Bess's new Camaro is stolen. When Nancy investigates, she confront's a conspiracy that has already led to murder.
When Nancy visits Barb Sommers on Block Island, she investigates Tom Haines' murder. He was an operator and hustler looking for big scores, but he got in too deep.