Isobel Santini-managing editor, terrible cook, and best friend-solved River Corner's first grisly murders in decades. She was happy to turn over crime-solving to her cousin, the chief of police, and get back to her life, a life that included a handsome new professor, Greg Stone. Life doesn't remain simple, of course. While out on a date at the local miniature golf course, Isobel and Greg discover a dead body. Around town, tempers flare as the town prepares for its annual Summerfest amidst finger pointing, electoral divides, and town-gown conflicts that usually give the summer a rest. The denouement comes in an out-of-the-way corner of this small town, when Isobel and the killer confront each other face-to-face."