Friendly, Oregon isn't feeling so friendly with a murderer on the loose...Joone moved away from her legal career and ex-husband in Portland to Friendly, Oregon on the coast for some much needed simplicity. Little did she know that her life was going to get problematic when a day off to get a haircut and a delicious gluten-free muffin turns into a day filled with sirens, a ruggedly handsome stranger (or is he a stalker?), and the nerve racking knowledge a killer has dumped a body by the docks.Van, a.k.a. ruggedly handsome stranger and soon-to-be P.I., wants her help on the case. Joone is reluctant to be involved in this ugly side of life again. Her mental gears start turning though and she's off and running, tracking down the mysteries Friendly folks are trying to hide. Now the question remains... Can she wrap it all up in time for Friendly's version of a Fourth-of-July celebration, Pirate Days, so the town can get back to doing what it does best?