As one of nine siblings raised in the Deep South, shotgun weddings and snooty in-laws don't worry plus-sized P.I. Savannah Reid nearly as much as a search for a missing mother and child-especially when it leads to murder . . .

Not long after Savannah and her husband settle back to normal life in San Carmelita, California, handsome up-and-coming actor Ethan Malloy enlist the Midnight Magnolia Detective Agency to track down his missing wife and toddler-shortly before the beloved family nanny gets murdered.

With the discreet search now a sensationalized homicide investigation, Savannah must rush to apprehend a killer and save the missing child. But famous heartthrobs can attract the wrong kind of attention, and some snooping into the complicated private lives of Ethan and his wife tells Savannah that she's in for a deadly chase. As Savannah dismantles bombshell after bombshell while balancing delicate family matters of her own, she soon finds herself closing in on a terrifying culprit-one who's willing to do anything for a moment in the spotlight . . .