Hailed as the "Homeless Hero" after her adventures in Book #1, Loser, also known as Beth Lousiere, needs to recuperate from the stress and her injuries. She returns to West Virginia, where her foster mother left Beth her home and property. When another of Marta's foster daughter's shows up, Loser is drawn back into danger, with a teenage boy to rescue and a criminal operation to uncover and defeat.People want to help: her lawyer Bert, her street friend Mabel, and Bert's new young partner, Alex Bronson. Still, she doubts herself at every turn. Can she solve another murder and rescue another child in need when she still can't sleep inside, when she still counts her words each day, and when she still thinks of herself as Loser the Loser?