Mystery lovers have descended on Pine Hills for this year's book club
competition, to be held at Krissy Hancock's bookstore café. But the
killer in their midst seems determined to outwit all the armchair
sleuths--and send Krissy to the remainder bin forever.
Just before two dueling book clubs are set to square off at Death by
Coffee, one of the competitors turns up dead--bludgeoned with the silver
teapot that was to serve as the prize. Suspicion immediately falls on
Krissy, who was seen skulking around town in dark clothes on the night
of the murder.
To clear her name and find the real killer, Krissy turns to an old
flame, Officer Paul Dalton. But even Paul can't ignore the trail of
evidence that seems to point in her direction. And with Krissy's
personal nemesis, Officer John Buchannan, working overtime to pin the
murder on her, it will take an amazing feat of detective work to close
the book for good on an elusive killer. . .