Life can imitate art, but so can murder... On a cold, sleety night in tiny Cana, Mississippi, socialite Mary Alice Tate and her dog, Boon, discover the dead body of a visiting guest playwright at the local community theatre. Her close friend, the director, Chase Minor, is arrested for the murder. Mary Alice knows of the dark secret that created hostility between the playwright-a notorious womanizer--and director, but refuses to believe her friend Chase is guilty. To clear his name, she needs every resource she has: the status of her powerful family, the help of her hot police officer friend, Tom, and her insider knowledge of small-town ways. This is the sequel to "Cana Rising."