The day after the nation's 236th birthday celebration, the body of a female surfaces in Wayzata Bay on Lake Minnetonka. Amidst a backdrop of a troubled economy, shifting political affiliations, and personal and profession treachery, who had an axe to grind with Ivy Welles -snapped and killed her? Was the murder random or someone the victim trusted? Visit the seemingly tranquil lakefront community of affluent Wayzata, Minnesota as lead homicide detective Tuck Larsen and his diverse team of sleuths hunt the Fourth of July killer.