Mariting, a small town in South Africa, has always celebrated World AIDS Day. In 2002, one week after the celebration, the young choir director, Miss Diko, is found murdered. Seven days earlier, she revealed she had AIDS and explained the disease's causes. A 16-year-old girl named Gaone is determined to uncover who killed Miss Diko in this fascinating novel that exhorts readers stop the stigma put on people with AIDS.