"Joey thought building my house was his ticket to unearned riches. He was wrong. Unforgivably wrong. Where is Joey now? Let's just say that I was Joey's final customer. I can make that statement with authority." Anne Evans Carlton is a woman with a simple goal: to serve Thanksgiving dinner in the 'retirement dream home' she is building with her husband, Matt. All that stands in her way is Joey McCoy: possibly the worst contractor ever to be entrusted with the building of a new house. How to Murder Your Contractor is the story of a battle of wits between Anne and Joey. Joey's goal is simple: stretch the job out and keep inventing 'up-charges'. But Joey hasn't planned on Anne's determination or Matt's legal prowess. Neither has he taken into account Anne's unusual circle of friends. They're multi-day Jeopardy winners, Master Gardeners, and equestrian jumping champions. They bring an arsenal of ideas - many of them deadly - to the task of either getting Joey to do his job right, or to get Joey out of the way once and for all.